tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post115256847445536747..comments2024-03-22T13:57:42.835-04:00Comments on Wishydig: Facts of the ApostlesWishydighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06141057866370676641noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-1152768654591534832006-07-13T01:30:00.000-04:002006-07-13T01:30:00.000-04:00There's often this strange spot in a discussion wh...There's often this strange spot in a discussion where I find myself looking at a few options: tell you why I really believe this OR admit that from the angle your argument takes your conclusion is valid OR stress that the conclusions we reach are both valid tho different.<BR/><BR/>Maybe every argument goes through these options.<BR/><BR/>The highest hurdle for me is that place where I might have to reveal that I think one of the views is based on a simplistic or uninformed or biased perspective.<BR/><BR/>I end up being either a jerk or a fool.Wishydighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141057866370676641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27807460.post-1152639982103280492006-07-11T13:46:00.000-04:002006-07-11T13:46:00.000-04:00Best post ever, Michael. I think you're right to ...Best post ever, Michael. I think you're right to zero in on the problem of "accepted facts" or "primary assumptions." I used to go on for hours with a good friend of mine, a protestant, about details and consequences and epistemology; almost always, the conversation eventually grinded to a halt--not in bad faith, simply like a dead end.<BR/><BR/>As honestly as I can recall it, I would have to say that I was the one who was responsible for the impasse... my friend had and was willing to share his primary assumptions; I had a much more difficult time committing to anything. I suppose it stemmed from a natural (learned?) hesitation whenever I someone approaches those Socratic moments of "thusness."<BR/><BR/>I wonder what's so scary about being persuaded.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820693522030084335noreply@blogger.com