[ExI] Hallelula!

[SR Ballard]

I was wrong just the other day about when we do and don’t reuse Custard at work. I was  corrected by one manager and had to go tell the other employee that I had been wrong about which day it was.

This happens about 3 days ago.

If we’re talking about overall perception of the world, I actually used to hold an alt-right position to the lines of “the personal and professional freedom of modern women, and general modern egalitarianism will cause/is causing the downfall of western civilization”. 

I don’t believe that anymore. I stopped believing it a year ago.

Before that I was ultra-hard “SJW”, which I also disagree with heavily now.

It’s part of growing up that you change your thoughts, feelings, and opinions, no?

SR Ballard

> On Mar 10, 2020, at 5:04 PM, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> 
> Just having a joke on women.  But - I have been reading about decision making, attitude and behavior change, confirmation bias etc. 
> 
> It is hard to change a person's mind about anything.  Ego defenses leap to defend the opinion.  Bias in assessing data tries to support what one already believes, and many, many more things stand in the way of change and admitting being wrong.
> 
> It's not hard - it's very hard.  When was the last time you admitted being wrong and changing your mind about something important?  Even trying to pull out memories of being wrong is something your mind fights.
> 
> bill w
> 
>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 4:22 PM SR Ballard via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>> Is this not a normal thing to say?
>> 
>> SR Ballard
>> 
>>> On Mar 10, 2020, at 11:55 AM, Dylan Distasio via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I'm still waiting for that after 14 years!  You've renewed my hope I may live to see the day though!
>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 12:51 PM William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>>> In a discussion with my wife she said and I quote "I could be wrong."
>>>> 
>>>> Glorious day!  Will change my entire life!  Hope it happens to you too.  The feeling is just superb.  Unique.
>>>> 
>>>> bill w
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