"a few days ago I realized that I am pretty much set in my beliefs, and that it would be practically impossible to sway them."

I don't think that's a healthy thing, as common as it may be. Trying to stay flexible as one gets older is a very important task. Don't get too set in your ways.

""I find it very interesting that one person can argue that a statement is true because of 'this fact', and another can argue that it is false because of 'this fact', while they both are COMPLETELY convinced that they are right.""

I don't know if I'm a rarity in this regard or not, but I have very few genuine beliefs. The only thing I'm almost convinced I'm right about is my base approach at looking at the world. I make very few absolute statements about the world, and I think it would be a better place if more people did the same.

• I agree. - phillipmartin - September 18, 2002 - 01:07 UTC
  • So beliefs are true by definition? - stormcrow - September 18, 2002 - 03:02 UTC
    • In a manner of speaking yes, and no. - phillipmartin - September 18, 2002 - 23:16 UTC
      • I've said the same "things" in detail to Stormcrow too - carefuluniverse - September 19, 2002 - 03:36 UTC
        • Is that a valid assumption? - harvey1 - September 19, 2002 - 21:02 UTC
        • Thats odd. - phillipmartin - September 20, 2002 - 00:28 UTC
        • By the way... - phillipmartin - September 20, 2002 - 03:19 UTC
          • A linke will do, ye say? - carefuluniverse - September 20, 2002 - 06:31 UTC