(September 22, 2019 at 10:20 pm)Macoleco Wrote: I think that will and effort is required to fight “false but comforting” believes. After all, our brains are full flaws and programmed in a such a way.
Nonetheless to have a critical mind can be achievable. Though constantly criticizing everything makes us unhappy.
I think this is a very true statement. I believe that true change requires the opportunity to change, acknowledgement and understanding of what change is desired and (most often forgot) a willingness to change (foreseeing and accepting consequences and conditions) .
As to the second point, having a critical mind is definitely achievable. The question is can it be balanced with it's opposite on the spectrum? If solely seeking a critical mind leads to unhappiness through constant criticism, is it truly the most useful goal? In real life we don't act like we distrust everything we know, so perhaps a more realistic solution is a balance between trust and critical thinking?
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
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