It's not what, it's why
Friday, January 25, 2019
Everybody has an idea for what they believe whether it’s a good idea or not. And there are bad ideas. Ideas based on rumor, bias, prejudice, discrimination, gossip, or indirect knowledge are bad ideas. Ideas based on facts or direct observation are usually good ideas but even those are not good ideas all the time. They’re not always good ideas because we have to interpret facts and interpret direct observations and our interpretations are not always correct. In fact, often they’re incorrect. So how do we know what the truth is?