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| Experienced Slacker |
Tried to come up with a thread title that I felt wouldn't skew the result, hope I got close to that goal. | ||
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| Conveniently located directly above the center of the Earth  |
Inability to adapt is the mark of eventual species failure. Except in such as cockroaches. **************~~~~~~~~~~ "I've been on this rock too long to bother with these liars any more." ~SIGforum advisor~ "When the pain of staying the same outweighs the pain of change, then change will come."~~sigmonkey | |||
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Nullus Anxietas |
Can't vote, because neither answer applies. Upon being presented with information that contradicts what I believe to be true I re-examine my beliefs in contrast to the new, contradictory information. If I find the new information to be compelling, I change my view. Otherwise I stand my ground. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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chickenshit |
Is the contradictory information factual? Is this like I thought the Earth was flat but now I've seen evidence that has convinced me otherwise? Perhaps you had in mind more of a long standing belief like being pro-life. ____________________________ Yes, Para does appreciate humor. | |||
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Binary doesn't always work. There are times to learn and adapt; there are times to stand firm. As an adult, as a parent, as a team member, as a manager, as a friend, and as a bunch of other ways -- we learn this. | |||
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I would check both - as I matured in my career, I learned to spend most of my time testing mine and other people's assumptions. Sometimes I was on the right track, and sometimes they were. Pragmatism: the relentless pursuit of seeing things as they really are. | |||
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Age Quod Agis |
I adapt to truth, facts and reality. For example, the death penalty. I am generally in favor of having a death penalty for the worst crimes. However, if we as a society are incapable of applying the penalty evenly, objectively, and fairly, then we must not use it. For example, it's pretty clear that if you have the financial resources to afford the best counsel, you are less likely to get the zorch. There is also substantial evidence to indicate that there is a racial component to whether or not one gets the zorch. Finally, there is substantial evidence that prosecutors, particularly in states where they are elected, withhold or manufacture evidence to obtain the death penalty in high profile cases. If any of those cases is true, then we should not, as a society, have the death penalty because we are incapable of applying it in a neutral manner, and my opinion would (in fact, is) changing toward favoring life without parole. So while I still favor the death penalty in an ideal (and ideological) case, I am moving toward disfavoring it in the way society actually works. I.e, facts and truth vs. opinion, ideology and preference. "I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation." Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II. | |||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
This. | |||
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It depends. If someone with an opposing view can support their views with facts or support their view with sound reasoning then I'm much more probable to adapt. If it's based on emotion then obviously I won't. | |||
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| Three Generations of Service  |
Sums up my approach nicely. Thanks. Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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Definite maybe. U.S. Army, Retired | |||
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Frangas non Flectes |
I’m with ensigmatic and phpaul. ______________________________________________ Carthago delenda est | |||
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Same even though I voted given the limited options. It's a variable question. What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone | |||
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I can adapt. Provided that what I adapt to is factually correct and verifiable. Example: I bought a Glock! End of Earth: 2 Miles Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles | |||
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Alienator |
Both. My core beliefs that will not change are based on my faith in Christ. Outside of that, I generally have an open mind and approach new information logically. SIG556 Classic P220 Carry SAS Gen 2 SAO SP2022 9mm German Triple Serial P938 SAS P365 FDE Psalm 118:24 "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it" | |||
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| Frangas non Flectes |
The same example came to mind for me as well.  I used to think I hated them, but the truth is, I didn’t give them a chance. When I did, the results spoke for themself. You can argue “feels” until the cows come home, but facts are another matter.  ______________________________________________ Carthago delenda est | |||
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| Do the next right thing  |
Apples and oranges. You should adapt to new information, but beliefs are by nature not driven by information or proof. It's not an either-or situation. If you're talking about principles, those should always be informed by what you know, and adapted if you learn you were wrong, but that doesn't mean you should just shift with whichever way the wind blows either. | |||
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| No double standards |
Makes sense. "Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it" - Judge Learned Hand, May 1944 | |||
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Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
Burn the heretic who dares challenge belief. That pretty much describes my experience as a non-Christian in a Catholic High School. That's one reason why I favor adaptation. Adapt. Improvise. Overcome. Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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