For me, belief follows experience.
If I directly experience something and learn from it then I may believe
it deeply enough to argue the point if challenged. Over time the more I
experience and learn the more I may potentially change my views based on
those new experiences.
For example, I was raised in the Catholic religion, which taught me to
generally believe and not ask too many proving questions. That surely is
comforting to many people but not me. So I rejected it. Instead, I grew
to prefer various Buddhist sects based on meditation and direct personal
experience. So, I've applied that simple method to other things in life.
The concept fits nicely with scientific thinking too, which can scale to
great complexity that goes well beyond person experience.
Now, we can only directly and personally experience a relatively small
number of things given how much information is available. So, that's a
massive constraint. But that constraint is also helpful because it
forces me to keep an open mind as I do my own research.
Cheers
Jim
On 2024/04/29 20:47, Udhay Shankar N via Silklist wrote:
Here's a question I've been pondering, and I thought silk might enjoy
pondering it too.
What is a deeply held belief of yours that you think you would change
if presented with data that contradicts the belief?
This has special resonance in the times we're in, where a default
response to data one (where "one" refers to most people in
public-facing positions) doesn't like is to attack the messenger.
Thoughts?
Udhay
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