Have you ever changed your mind?

[Yarmap]

I've been with the same woman for 45 years. I can't count the times she changed my mind...........even though I didn't know it or didn't want it changed.

 

[LuciferSam]

In many ways religions are about the comfort of the 'fit'.

I think people join/switch religions because the viewpoint of the religion agrees with how they see the world (this would also apply to clubs/political parties/etc.. as well.)

If you find a religion that is a more comfortable 'fit', then you would probably change.

How often do you hear someone say "Well, I'm in the <Insert-name-here> religion because I really don't agree with what they believe in."

People have gone from non-believer to believer and vice versa (and then switched back again).

Another example of change I can think of is musical taste. There are a lot songs/groups I used to like that I don't care for any more. I found other new things that I like very much.

 

[scooterbug44]

I rarely change my mind w/o an outside influence. My initial opinions of people, items, and places tend to be very accurrate and rather fixed.

While I have strong opinions about many topics, if I am presented with a good argument or evidence, I will change my mind, alter or adjust my view, or in rare cases do a full 180.

But it has to be a good argument or good evidence that stands up to my scrutiny.

 

[Lake View Too]

Changing your mind is quite a bit different than changing your beliefs. In both religion and politics, almost no one is going to change their beliefs readily. You tend to tune to channels or churches that reinforce these beliefs. Changing your mind about one thing or another is much simpler. I drove Chevy trucks for twenty years. My dad was a Chevy man. I sat in a Dodge one day, and boom, I'm driving a Dodge. I find that I'd just as soon listen to the classic rock that I grew up with than let hardly any new stuff in. But I could change my mind...

 

[GoodWitch58]

from my experience, the key to changing is an awareness factor of something...

once I am aware that I want to do something differently, or that what I have always believed isn't working for me anymore, or I become curious about other ways/ideas/ etc., it has been pretty easy to research and educate myself and most of the time, I have changed at least a portion of something I once believed or thought.

I observe, though, that many people are not self-aware enough to even know there might be a different way--they are content to move along doing whatever they saw their parents or friends doing without ever questioning any of it.

It is why I think of all the traits one can have, being very curious about everything is one of the most enlightening...it leads to all kinds of things that one might otherwise have never encountered.

Sometimes it seems that people can be broken down into two groups: those for whom change is energizing and they thrive on it; and those for whom routine is energizing and they thrive on it.

We need both I think.

 

[ugabuga]

The book, Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me), cites experiments in which subjects on both sides of the

pro gun/anti gun
&
pro Israel/anti Israel

issues are given the exact same factual info & data, and then responded to a questionnaire designed to try to see if their minds/beliefs had been altered.

Perhaps not surprisingly, subjects accepted/internalized/believed the data & info that agreed w/ their pre-existing beliefs & discounted/minimized the data/info that did not fit their pre-existing beliefs.

Make your strongest argument & there is always some case I can make on the other side.

It's rare for adults to change a significant belief or worldview.

 

[LuciferSam]

Changing your mind is quite a bit different than changing your beliefs. In both religion and politics, almost no one is going to change their beliefs readily. You tend to tune to channels or churches that reinforce these beliefs. Changing your mind about one thing or another is much simpler. I drove Chevy trucks for twenty years. My dad was a Chevy man. I sat in a Dodge one day, and boom, I'm driving a Dodge. I find that I'd just as soon listen to the classic rock that I grew up with than let hardly any new stuff in. But I could change my mind...

I'm unable to make a distinction between changing your mind and changing beliefs. It's all the same to me. My mind could be changed simply through reason if let's say I've been clinging to some fallacy and somebody clearly explains why my way of seeing something is unreasonable. I'm sure that more than once in my life I've stumbled across something unexpectedly in my reading and the curtain opened up so to speak. I learned something in other words. Some people's minds can be changed with appeals to emotion. Those are the ones who get selected for jury duty.

 

[Lake View Too]

I'm unable to make a distinction between changing your mind and changing beliefs. It's all the same to me. My mind could be changed simply through reason if let's say I've been clinging to some fallacy and somebody clearly explains why my way of seeing something is unreasonable. I'm sure that more than once in my life I've stumbled across something unexpectedly in my reading and the curtain opened up so to speak. I learned something in other words. Some people's minds can be changed with appeals to emotion. Those are the ones who get selected for jury duty.

I'm kind of defining a belief as something you will most likely cling to unless overwhelming evidence presents itself to the contrary. Can you imagine embracing the Republican Party or the Nation of Islam? Or listening to the Jonas Brothers? I think not.

 

[Lynnie]

Changing your mind is quite a bit different than changing your beliefs. In both religion and politics, almost no one is going to change their beliefs readily. You tend to tune to channels or churches that reinforce these beliefs. Changing your mind about one thing or another is much simpler. I drove Chevy trucks for twenty years. My dad was a Chevy man. I sat in a Dodge one day, and boom, I'm driving a Dodge. I find that I'd just as soon listen to the classic rock that I grew up with than let hardly any new stuff in. But I could change my mind...

I can change my mind quickly about what shoes to wear, route to take when there are more than two choices, changing the lip stick takes a little getting used to, but religion? I am open, but most likely would not convert to another faith....with my faith, there are many denominations all with different traditions, beliefs, etc. I choose the one that is most accepting and no man made rules; although, someone told me last week that Unitarian is more liberal than Episcopalianism. Before switching this up, I'd do a tremendous amount of due diligence and 'feel' my way around.

With politics, I don't believe in the platform of one party. I think the two major parties have advantages and disadvantages within their positions......this is part of the rub because I don't believe there is a one size fits all when it comes to politics. Maybe a one size fits 'most of the time' or 'some of the time;' however, our elected politicians rarely set outside of their party platforms.........I definitely prefer and respect someone who thinks outside the party and shows it.

I wouldn't change mechanics just to mix it up. I trust mine implicitly. We are a Chevrolet family, also. I've said before that because of the bailout and lack of repayment from GM, I probably won't buy another. But, the truth is that I quite possibly will.....in other words, time heals all wounds.

I would neva, eva in a million thousand years even think about drinking a Pepsi! I am a tried and true Co-Cola Gull. Wouldn't give up bacon either, which leads me to next 'change your mind' topic - health and healthy habits.

Would you or do you think most people would change their health habits to improve their overall health and longevity? I.E. smoking, drinking, diet, exercise........

 

[ugabuga]

Finally! The True Religion.

religion? I choose the one that is most accepting and no man made rules.......

Wow! What religion is that?!? Where do I sign up?