How much do you challenge your own beliefs and thinking?

[lightbulb27]

Einstein was apparently good at knowing he doesn't know, questioning his answers...

All of us look at any question and come up with an answer which is usually, yes or no. That includes religious beliefs or lack of, science, politicians, investing, relationships... even "should I take this vitamin" or "it's good to drink a cup of coffee every morning"!

I suspect a lot of the time, we are wrong or at least "off"... or could learn to come up with the "other" answer if we thought differently! Our thinking, whether shallow or very deep, can end up WRONG!

How often do you? Are you able to be honest with yourself, learn and move on?

Or, are you never wrong?

A detailed interview with some oil experts doing detailed analysis. The answer could be right or wrong. It's long... you don't have to watch unless interested.

You don't have to answer to me, you have to answer to yourself and share the answer with your partner or future partner:)

I recognize when I'm wrong and try to learn

I don't evaluate if I'm ever wrong

I'm NEVER wrong.

Other

[Zack-Bann]

When I was younger I found virtue in constantly questioning my beliefs and choices and recognizing the wrong from the right


But then I discovered something important.
If you ask if a certain belief you have is wrong. 100% of the time someone will say: yes it is.


As such there is no real winning. Or being absolutely right.
Right and wrong are fungible.


So now I question my choices differently.
For starters the opinion of others means nothing to me.
I assess my choices based on outcomes and adjust accordingly.
I might make 100 mistakes before getting something right. It doesn’t matter. As long as I’m choosing every single one of them.


And the reality is: since then I’ve made very few mistakes.

[lightbulb27]

That's the adult thing to do. I do think it's good to look at others decisions and historical implications because it seems we go in cycles and some cycles are really bad. Recognizing what looks like a good decision now has bad consequences and risks ya don't want, is helpful.
MHO

[Dargil]

That is what I did years back and it caused me to become a Christian and a conservative. Back in the day I was a long haired leftist hippie.

[lightbulb27]

Quite a transition! I've met a few of those, are you artistic as well? What caused you to see the light... the right... of Christ?

[Dargil]

I had an authentic salvation experience. I did not welcome it and ran from it for a while. It is what they call "cat grace" It wouldn't let me go. One product of it is that I was a seething anti-Semite. Now I am a Zionist. Still, Chuck Schumer makes me remember.

[lightbulb27]

interesting story!

[Cidknee]

Well congratulations Dargil.

[KostasKouvalis]

I voted the first option, but the thing with me is. Maybe with close friends it's different, but out in the open. Like let's say on an online forum, even if someone shows me evidence to the contrary, I'll still argue because I don't want to look like an idiot. But after a while, I'll dig into it some more myself, and I'll accept it and then I'll educate OTHER people. So it's not about being wrong, it's just that people are extremely cocky and arrogant, so I don't want to give them the satisfaction and to rub it in my face.

[lightbulb27]

That's reasonable position. It's effort to challenge our own beliefs, I give you credit for that.

[MrChinaski]

My supervisor told me the other day 'A lot of people don't understand that I have strongly held views that I am strongly eager to change'. I share his position.

[lightbulb27]

That is rare and hart to believe...

[Lliam]

By keeping an open mind and not being afraid to read or hear information that might challenge my existing opinions.
There is nothing that I will reject as long as it is well researched and documented.

Information that challenges my views does not effect me with cognitive dissonance.

[loveslongnails]

I would love to see how many Trumpers will chose "A", but that's not a category. LOL

Anyway, new or new to me information is something I always evaluate for the simple reason of "why not?" The one thing I know for certain is there's always more to know, and you don't even know what you don't know!

[msc545]

When I am wrong, I admit it because not admitting it drives me crazy. When I am wrong, I retrace my steps and try to think about what happened that I came to such a bad conclusion. I admit to others that I was wrong when I am wrong. I have admitted that at least once out here publicly and many times privately.

[NathanDavis]

all the time... it's always a good habit, to confirm or to adjust what YOU THINK that you know.. a lot of things change, and we do so ourselves too

[Cidknee]

I had no idea you were so deep, Nathaniel. Good lad!

[NathanDavis]

@Cidknee deep as the heart!!! of TEXAS!!

[Cidknee]

👢🤠

[Cidknee]

Other, because im almost always wrong, at least on the importance stuff other than God. Im not ever wrong on whether God exists or not. He gave me proof almost 40 years ago.

[exitseven]

I dont bother because I am never wrong.

[lightbulb27]

Atta boy...:)

[Iron_Man]

I’m very determined and I like to get the job done and I push myself hard, especially in training, camp

[Anonymous]

Not very often.