I was in Glen Rose at the Promise tonight. They had a display out front for the Creationism museum of Glen Rose showing a supposed human foot print with a dinosaur foot print overlapping it. The caption read that amateur archeologists had discovered it in the Paluxy and that the human foot print was from the Cretaceous period. They apparently found just what they were looking for in a place known for its dinosaur foot prints not human foot prints set in limestone. It was the convenient proof they were looking for (read made themselves) that God created man and then the dinosaurs.
The lengths some people will go to fool themselves...., I don't really care what people believe, but seriously, wherein their Bible does it say, "Thou may lie to convince people of the truth of my words"?
Them crazy Baptists will go to great lengths to prove their right. If it takes falsifying evidence and lying, not to mention a burning cross or two their all for it.
I am always fascinated when a person reaches a conclusion on a topic, and then sticks to that conclusion regardless of what new information comes along. Is it because they've reached a place of comfort and comfort is paramount over new experiences and the possible modifications to underlying opinions and beliefs? Or perhaps it's simply easier to stay the same rather than make changes?
For myself, the more experiences I've had, the more knowledge I've gained, the more difficult it has become to believe in simple yes or no, black and white answers. I've found that most subjects are rather complicated, and any answers/conclusions very situation specific.
Even my core beliefs get tweaked when I have new information.
I wonder if that's simply a personality trait of ours, or if anyone could learn to do it? I mean, if normally shy people can overcome shyness through public speaking classes and self-confidence through meeting new people by doing it over and over until they're comfortable, then surely close-minded people can learn to accept new information and just as slowly start to digest and apply it as they experience how magnificent their life becomes in doing so? Surely.
I'm sure that the make-up of our personality makes it easier for us to take in new information and adjust than others. In other words, we're naturals.
In regard to you example about shy people overcoming shyness through public speaking, etc., I agree, people can learn new skills that may indeed go against their natural tendencies, but they must have motivation to do so. Shy people often find that trait limiting and are motivated to change it. Do close-minded people ever find their close-mindedness inconvenient enough to try to and change?
Do close-minded people ever find their close-mindedness inconvenient enough to try to and change?
I cannot believe that those types of people are incapable of understanding that the level of frustration they must experience every single day are caused by their own inability to process new information. I simply cannot. dentin however answered "No" and backed it up really well. In short, if it doesn't fit their reality-map, they honest-to-God believe the entire world is wrong, and they alone are right.
When I was younger I used to wish stupidity hurt.
Now I know it does because I've seen their incredulity.
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For myself, the more experiences I've had, the more knowledge I've gained, the more difficult it has become to believe in simple yes or no, black and white answers. I've found that most subjects are rather complicated, and any answers/conclusions very situation specific.
Even my core beliefs get tweaked when I have new information.
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In regard to you example about shy people overcoming shyness through public speaking, etc., I agree, people can learn new skills that may indeed go against their natural tendencies, but they must have motivation to do so. Shy people often find that trait limiting and are motivated to change it. Do close-minded people ever find their close-mindedness inconvenient enough to try to and change?
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I cannot believe that those types of people are incapable of understanding that the level of frustration they must experience every single day are caused by their own inability to process new information. I simply cannot. dentin however answered "No" and backed it up really well. In short, if it doesn't fit their reality-map, they honest-to-God believe the entire world is wrong, and they alone are right.
When I was younger I used to wish stupidity hurt.
Now I know it does because I've seen their incredulity.
And it makes me sad.
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