tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695153064857944865.post2581175309892810871..comments2014-12-14T22:46:29.206-05:00Comments on The Socialist Idealist: New Rule: Thinking You're Smarter Than Everyone Else Doesn't Make it SoLee Stonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13837439849178320327noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695153064857944865.post-63222413222776741092009-09-03T23:22:47.383-04:002009-09-03T23:22:47.383-04:00That's interesting that you say that about peo...That's interesting that you say that about people who don't believe in evolution. I would guess that there is variation amongst those that don't believe in it, just as there amongst those that do. <br /><br />But think about it. We can talk about the scientific notion of verifying everything until we're blue in the face, but we guess on everything. And we are rigid about things we can't possibly know. I've had to eat my own words many times, even though I was sure I was right. You might remember back in the day when I thought marijuana should remain illegal because I was ignorant about what it is and what it does.<br /><br />I change my mind more than other people. The only way I could be writing this blog is if I was both opinionated and open minded at the same time. Still it should be difficult to change your mind, otherwise no one would ever have any opinions on anything, and people would be afraid to do anything. Society would simply collapse, with no one ever making decisions. <br /><br />The trickiest thing though is convincing people that they might be wrong. I have actually heard someone say that they read Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the U.S.," but they weren't sure they could believe it, because it was just too crazy. Thinking outside the box is painful, and necessary.Lee Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13837439849178320327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695153064857944865.post-24346348165401663582009-09-03T02:07:06.589-04:002009-09-03T02:07:06.589-04:00Your third paragraph is very well put. As much as...Your third paragraph is very well put. As much as I like Bill Maher and those like him, you're right, people like him who are supposed to be inteligent and expose the flaws in politics can be just as sensationalist as the media who they criticize. However, I don't have as much faith in Americans as you do. And I feel with an issue such as evolution for example, after talking with people I know at college who don't believe in evolution, that its not so much a lack of knowledge on the subject, as it is a state of denial that is very hard to reverse.Glenn Stonenoreply@blogger.com