This statement is from another thread in this forum. No one paused to reflect on this. I have seen examples of this type of thinking many times, but never bluntly stated.

Does the assertion have merit? Would anybody attempt to defend this viewpoint?

it would blow away any religious conversions.

There's a difference between defending what you believe and standing strong by it, and being silly and foolish. Sometimes it's good to change your mind.

we have to adapt to what we know and if that means finding out something you thought was true wasn't then you should be able to acept reality and get on with it
i'm all for having a cause and defending values, but there has to be a point where reality is reality and if changing your mind means accepting that then there is nothing weak about it, it can be extreamly difficult to do, and i admire anyone who can realise they were wrong and are willing to learn

I completely agree with what manapa said. I don't think changing your mind is weak, rather a choice within your beliefs. The choices people make on their beliefs should be respected as much as their beliefs itself. Its in a matter of altering course than backing down. People who receive the mind-changing information shouldn't be criticized because they are doing what they think is best. In my opinion, changing your mind is only weak if you do it for money

I think flip flopping constantly is pathetic though.

lol - that's weak.

I think that people need to be flexible and not stick with a plan that clearly will not work under changed circumstances.

or scientific advances...

I changed my mind and decided to respond to this thread.

I do kinda feel weak now.

Daggit. I got to listen to my instincts!

The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.

Yaaaay iaapac, I totally agree with you. If we think we know everything all other possibilities will just be ignored.

Alright. I had hoped the reason no one made issue was lack of merit. Seems to be the case. I feel better now.

Those Who Dont Change Their Minds Are Stubborn...

I dont see the point?

Horray...new sig.
Thanks

If you find out that something you thought previously to be true isn't, then wouldn't changing your mind be the right thing to do, rather than stubbornly sticking to a belief that isn't true, and thereby making yourself look like an ass?

Yes but how does one find out what they thought was previously true isn't if they are fixed in their determinations?
If you do not seek, you do not find.

The most traumatic opinion is in what people think of us. We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do. Often in these threads I see people saving a lot of time. They form opinions without having to get the facts.