* This post is related to the prior article, Critically Thinking of You. *
[[ 73 ]] The Bowmanship of an Open Mind
So then...
The ability to critically process information opens one to the possibility of Better Understanding. Doesn't mean that one will necessarily choose to examine all sides, no -- unfortunately ego and personality can still poison that. But if one at least embraces a motive to employ the best reasoning, that person is not trapped by their own prejudices forever. Through their own internal process and a desire for Truth ... they can still reach a conclusion which is completely free of their need for a particular outcome of perspective.
But ...what if they choose not to? What if they've determined that they already have enough facts, so they close the door to any future consideration (or even genuine discussion!) of ideas which they don't already carry?
If the truth were an archery target, how likely is it that...
--- a person who will not allow for any adjustments is hitting the center?
As the video implies, the person who is throwing out ideas is not necessarily wrong -- it's just that, by not asking questions, they're more likely to be wrong. By not exploring and attempting to better assess the truth of a thing, one is simply unable to do more than hurl clumsy concepts at it, in hopes that something sticks.
But that isn't love. It isn't righteous. It cannot be justice and it's truly a deficient approach for anyone who claims to seek Truth as a way of life! In fact, it's treacherous to the truth, because it is infused with human frailties, not any act of divine instruction or tenant of patience.
Questions and Consideration simply aren't a threat to the Truth.
In fact, by asking questions and even after considering all possibilities... one could still arrive at the exact same initial conclusion one held before. There's nothing which says that having MORE data will affect your findings one way or another, only that it will help to correlate your conclusion with Reality.
And that reality should be nothing less than: The Actuality which exists independent of your will to perceive it.
This is the state we refer to as Having an Open Mind. It has nothing to do with any specific regard, only the manner in which one approaches a conclusion which is as valid as possible. A good, valid conclusion is far more likely to be Reasonable, Just, Righteous and even Divine .. if that's what compels you.
-C.D.
[[ 73 ]] The Bowmanship of an Open Mind
The ability to critically process information opens one to the possibility of Better Understanding. Doesn't mean that one will necessarily choose to examine all sides, no -- unfortunately ego and personality can still poison that. But if one at least embraces a motive to employ the best reasoning, that person is not trapped by their own prejudices forever. Through their own internal process and a desire for Truth ... they can still reach a conclusion which is completely free of their need for a particular outcome of perspective.
But ...what if they choose not to? What if they've determined that they already have enough facts, so they close the door to any future consideration (or even genuine discussion!) of ideas which they don't already carry?
If the truth were an archery target, how likely is it that...
--- a person who will not allow for any adjustments is hitting the center?
As the video implies, the person who is throwing out ideas is not necessarily wrong -- it's just that, by not asking questions, they're more likely to be wrong. By not exploring and attempting to better assess the truth of a thing, one is simply unable to do more than hurl clumsy concepts at it, in hopes that something sticks.
But that isn't love. It isn't righteous. It cannot be justice and it's truly a deficient approach for anyone who claims to seek Truth as a way of life! In fact, it's treacherous to the truth, because it is infused with human frailties, not any act of divine instruction or tenant of patience.
Questions and Consideration simply aren't a threat to the Truth.
In fact, by asking questions and even after considering all possibilities... one could still arrive at the exact same initial conclusion one held before. There's nothing which says that having MORE data will affect your findings one way or another, only that it will help to correlate your conclusion with Reality.
And that reality should be nothing less than: The Actuality which exists independent of your will to perceive it.
This is the state we refer to as Having an Open Mind. It has nothing to do with any specific regard, only the manner in which one approaches a conclusion which is as valid as possible. A good, valid conclusion is far more likely to be Reasonable, Just, Righteous and even Divine .. if that's what compels you.
-C.D.
Part 3 Coming Soon....
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