If in a conversation a person accepts certain premises which lead to a conclusion beyond their willingness to admit its truth (and/or the internalization of that truth qua belief), then have they been disingenuous with regard to the premises, or do they maintain any shred of dignity without irrationality?
That is, in what cases MUST a person accept a fact as belief, and if there are none, what do you propose ordinarily brings a person from evidence to belief?
2007-01-15 05:43:29 · 5 answers · asked by -.- 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I am a intelligent, witty, Christian woman with a rather impressive grasp of vocabulary and a love for the written word. I have NO idea what you are saying / asking. Could you rephrase?
Bailey? You sound like -.- ru answering your own questions again???
2007-01-15 05:55:54 · answer #1 · answered by skayrkroh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion, if it's a fact, we should choose to believe it, otherwise, we will become a stubborn cow, always mulling over the same question again & again. It's about your own belief whether you want to accept the truth or admit your fault.
I understand that some people can be very disingenuous with regard to the premises. Maybe they just want to keep their dignity. I consider them to be disrespectful. But i will think over the problems again & try to understand their positions. Most of the time, we can't find the Direct answers (no RIGHT or WRONG), so I just believe in what's the best solution for me.
2007-01-15 14:04:44 · answer #2 · answered by wind_liao 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assumptions. Why would a person enter a conversation with them? And how would a person conclude certain premises that would lead to a conclusion and then to some kind of acceptance of fact? Does every conversation have to be so open to interpretation? Couldn't the other person just say what they mean and leave nothing to chance? Did I miss the point, have I made some kind of assumption?
2007-01-15 14:07:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me summarize here . . . you had a conversation with "Joe" and you provided "Joe" with the facts and used his belief system to argue a point and he still disagreed. If this was the case, then there is nothing you can do to change their mind. There are those people with whom no amount of irrefutable evidence presented to them will change their mind. There is never a case where a person must accept the fact or belief its more of whether they are willing to.
By the way a fact is immutable and no amount of argument can change it. A belief is an idea of thought which can change at anytime.
2007-01-15 17:12:43 · answer #4 · answered by Michael K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Open-mindedness and a desire to learn ordinarily bring a person from evidence to belief. Stubbornness or fear might prevent that from happening.
2007-01-15 14:13:47 · answer #5 · answered by lisateric 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋