This is a powerful question to ask yourself when examining your beliefs. Doing so honestly, will make you a clearer and deeper thinker. It can be the difference between a person who simply revels in wishful thinking, and a heroic seeker of truth.

Take a deep look into your own belief systems, and ask yourself what evidence it would take to convince you they were wrong. It's an uncomfortable exercise, but an important one.

Most excellent clip as always TN.

It does make a person stop and think.

Here in County Kerry, Ireland, they call pride "going up the ladder". Now, going "up the ladder" causes the locals to "bring you down the ladder". It's not recommended...

Great clip!

Maybe the local...but not the locals, so pog mo thoin.

Excellent article. I wonder if the question could also be asked in reverse: What would it take, (what evidence, reasons, etc.), for me to agree with the other person?

Sometimes when a person doesn't agree with us, we think they just don't "see" things from our point of view. And that if they only understood what we are saying, then they'd come around.

But oft times I understand perfectly well what the other person is saying, I just don't agree with it.

So determining what it would take for "me" to agree with "them" forces me outside of my own paradigms. I'm searching in another path of communication, in other words, more congruent with "theirs."

Hypnotists and shrinks call it "pacing". Perhaps there is great merit to this.

but might make you disrespected

To protect my image

I know this is off the wall, No harm intended, But WTF?
At what point did you think anything any of us does or says is going to matter in the end? If an asteroid or a comet were to hit this little planet does anyone think they will be spared because they look good or have respect?
I believe the whole pretense of respect and image is shallow and distracting from the true meaning of life.

The true meaning of life; Getting drunk, getting laid and driving really fast cars. Live in the moment and be true to yourself

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Nice clip TNCBT
I have had my beliefs changed by clipmarks before and it will happen again. I grow from the new options presented to me even when they oppose my own fundamentals.
Its why I like the comments so much. I don't care about the pops - My life is much fuller from the comments.
Everyone goes thru periods of insecurity but reading the comments and trying to see others points of view often opens doors to new thinking that makes my life richer.
If all clipmarks is to you is a popularity contest you have missed a great wisdom you can seldomly find elsewhere in life.

I have had my beliefs changed by clipmarks before and it will happen again.

My life is much fuller from the comments.

Right on, brother Skwirl. I am much smarter from hanging out here.

I was wrong once.

I made sure to only buy Heineken from then on.

http://www.nd.edu/~gletona/Amsterdam/heineken.jpg

*LOL* click on the link if you wanna be in heaven TN.

"The true meaning of life; Getting drunk, getting laid and driving really fast cars. Live in the moment and be true to yourself".

What he said

The truth.

LOL, Swampfoxz!

LOL, yanceducat!
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The true meaning of life; Getting drunk, getting laid and driving really fast cars. Live in the moment and be true to yourself

Dalai Lama? Is that you? You didn't think I'd recognize you, did you?

It's cool...

Keep my anonimity please

LOL, I just realized the implications of my last comment!

That's okay, it's cool.

Wouldn't that be fantastic? To see the Dalai Lama go stark raving mad; just completely lose his cool right in public.

Cursing, pounding on things, throwing things, yelling!

Rupturing the inner calm!
What a thought....Hmmm

If I have a belief and I get new information that suggests that it is wrong, I can change my belief. If you base your belief on facts then you should not have any trouble. Unless your talking religon which is just faith. Either you have it or not, you have to be open to beleive in something that you can't see. I could say there is no proof of God, but if you want to believe, there is nothing I can say to change that.

but if you want to believe, there is nothing I can say to change that.

Hits the nail on the head.