Choosing what to believe is the most dishonest thing you can do


Agree

  • Beliefs should be discovered, not selected
  • Choice implies truth is preference
  • Real beliefs choose you, not reverse
  • Intellectual integrity means submitting to evidence

Disagree

  • We must actively construct meaning frameworks
  • All beliefs involve interpretive choice
  • Passive belief is intellectual cowardice
  • Choice is prerequisite for authentic conviction

Your turn

Where do you stand?

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