Challenge your opinions


Make sure they are tested by reason and emotion before you use them
The more I think about it, the more convinced I become that I am right about that traffic article.

If a system is designed to make things "safe" for you without challenging your assumptions, then you have no reason to test those assumptions.

That's why I think American liberal politicians and activists began to lose their persuasive power after Watergate to the point today that most only rely on emotional appeals.

That's why I think the Republican Revolution succeeded in getting elected in 1994, and totally failed after they were elected. Before the election, they had to defend the premises and assumptions, afterwards they just coasted.

It's why libertarians (with the exception of one or two huge blind spots) can argue either conservatives or modern liberals under the table. It's not that our ideas and opinions have any special merit to start with, it's just that we test arguments continually and tweak them so they work better.

I don't think I would have seen this and made the connection if I had not been Pagan. I did this bit at least twice before, once with my faith and once with my politics.

It's the free market all over again. And it's the keystone to liberty.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Fri - March 20, 2009 at 12:34 PM  Tag


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