(August 27, 2015 at 3:11 pm)Tartarus Sauce Wrote:(August 27, 2015 at 2:35 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: That's fair. But it's not that I don't think I can be wrong in general, lol, I've been wrong about many things, and I'm sure I'll continue to make mistakes.Obviously you're not going to think you are wrong, that's not what I'm advocating for. Your previous post came across as you declaring you didn't think it was even possible you could be wrong, which is a very dangerous way of thinking. Humans are fallible and imperfect beings, for one to declare infallibility on any matter is an incredibly dangerous mode of thinking. One can be fully convinced and confident in their own standpoints without being epistemologically certain, which is impossible.
It's just that I don't think I'm wrong about my Christian beliefs, and so as it stands, it wouldn't make much sense to proclaim my 100% confidence in my belief and then say... but I might be wrong. Lol, obviously I don't think I'm wrong.
Though of course, when my kids are old enough they will come to a point where they will have to do their own soul searching and see if they really believe what their parents believe, and why. And I should stand by and continue to accept them and respect their right to believe as they will, whether that be the same or completely different from me.
Ah, gotcha. Without getting into too much detail, I've experienced personal things that make me strongly believe in my faith. Let me ask you this, how confident are you that you are a man? Is it possible that you could be wrong about that?
If you take it far enough, yes, I guess anything is possible. But for it to be likely enough that you'd tell someone "I believe I'm a man, but I could be wrong" is taking it a bit too far beyond reason. Likewise, I believe I would be taking it beyond reason if I told my children God is real (or whatever) and then said "but I could be wrong." Because of my level of confidence that He is, it wouldn't make much sense to say I could be wrong, even though "anything" is possible, technically.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
