Originally posted by TaomanIt's a "broad definition of conviction"? Not really. I have a conviction that I am raising my sons well, but I constantly subject my actions, decisions and choices to reappraisal and reflection. As for curiosity, I am always interested to learn from the experiences and analysis of other parents that I know. My conviction that I my raising my sons well manifests itself in my consistency, my thoughtfulness, and my confidence. I don't see why "conviction" in this sense can't apply to speculation about spiritual matters.
Yes. But it is a broad definition of "conviction", with all that doubt, skepticism and curiosity.
-Removed-I don't need to know anything, i'm just pointing that even though you have been 'posting here openly for several years' i know very little about anything pertaining to your beliefs. Unlike twhitehead i have a very good memory, i can remember lots about other posters yet hardly anything from you except what i posted on the previous page.
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Originally posted by FMFI don't disagree with the point you are making, but I still think we are using the word differently (in the sense of the hardness of attitude we attribute to it), - neither being "wrong". I agree with the direction of what you are saying,and what you said before. One can only operate effectively from a solid center, the sort that solidifies with time after an open ongoing acquaintance with the differing views and ways..A functional solidity, but not a steel hard one.
It's a "broad definition of conviction"? Not really. I have a conviction that I am raising my sons well, but I constantly subject my actions, decisions and choices to reappraisal and reflection. As for curiosity, I am always interested to learn from the experiences and analysis of other parents that I know. My conviction that I my raising my sons well manifests ...[text shortened]... 't see why "conviction" in this sense can't apply to speculation about spiritual matters.
We don't change central positions easily, nor should we. But growth even happens in the center, taking in, digesting and using that we encounter in our living. It's more like a dance. A shifting, searching movement, finding where we can grow more in our center. Or a bit like how plants grow, finding a decent foothold here, or heading for a patch of better light there. Solid but flexible in our core, open and searching for more nutrition in our outer encounter with life.
Thanks.
-Removed-Well it seems that topic doesn't really interest you and I have no really convincing arguments to support my case.
So how about this one: the Theory of Evolution satisfactorily explains the diversity of life and how it got here from single celled ancestors in the distant past. Is this something you disagree with?
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Originally posted by twhiteheadLike you, I don't understand why DG refuses to at least sketch out his beliefs even though you've prompted him to do so. He seems to indicate that he likes to believe that he's open to "new information or revelation", yet he has put you in the position of having to guess what might constitute "new information or revelation" for him. Doesn't make much sense to me either. With such a "closed" attitude, how "open" can he possibly be?
Well it seems that topic doesn't really interest you and I have no really convincing arguments to support my case.
So how about this one: the Theory of Evolution satisfactorily explains the diversity of life and how it got here from single celled ancestors in the distant past. Is this something you disagree with?