(July 11, 2012 at 4:05 am)Selliedjoup Wrote: I think you as much as me, have your own beliefs and won't change them. Fair enough, I don't have an issue with this, you seemingly do with that I won't change.
It isn't about changing beliefs. It is about really hearing other people's beliefs and what's behind them. It's about putting out what it is you believe and getting clear on why you believe it. I don't feel threatened that by really hearing what others have to say that my cherished beliefs will be put in danger.
But I'm not really so much about defending any particular beliefs as I am about being open to the best ones. What I should like to believe is what is in fact true about the world and myself. It isn't their being my beliefs which make them special to me. They are special to me because they are the ones I have the most reason to think true so far. I won't miss the ones that have to go to make room for better ones.
By withholding your own beliefs and not hearing those of anyone else, you are basically offering nothing. I don't understand this.