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A short thread that is relevant to yesterday. I'm not happy with how it's written, but I feel that the ideas are important.
Beliefs are catalysts to behaviour. If someone is behaving in a way that appears to make little sense, we must examine what they believe to be true. (1)
Beliefs are catalysts to behaviour. If someone is behaving in a way that appears to make little sense, we must examine what they believe to be true. (1)
Whether their beliefs are factually accurate is irrelevant in this exercise. What is needed to understand their actions is to determine what they believe, and whether or not they truly believe what they say they do. (2)
Your conclusion will often find that their actions would make logical sense in the context of their beliefs being, in fact, true.
If we cannot agree on what is true, then the behaviour of others will continue to baffle us. (3)
If we cannot agree on what is true, then the behaviour of others will continue to baffle us. (3)
The sentiment that investigating the reasons behind actions and beliefs is akin to legitimizing them must be abandoned. (4)
In order for our society to survive the new challenges of the technological revolution, we must honestly, and compassionately, examine each other, and find a way to agree on what is true, to some degree. (5)
Without a universal agreement on at least a small base of fundamental truths, our society as we know it will not survive. (6)
