tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post7751163080291312433..comments2024-03-27T09:04:12.454-07:00Comments on Baring the Aegis: "If someone resists what is clearly true..."Elani Temperancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05611003885755154591noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-8380431729890573042018-01-14T03:34:48.897-08:002018-01-14T03:34:48.897-08:00Ideally, we would make up our minds through ration...Ideally, we would make up our minds through rational discourse. But in practice, people tend to form beliefs and tenaciously cling to them, even to the point of absurdity. This of course creates a great deal of unnecessary conflict.<br /><br />Another Greek to remember is Cephalus. In Book I of the Republic, Socrates challenges his conception of justice. Instead of continuing the discourse, he simply leaves to make sacrifices to the gods, allowing Polemarchus to take over. I always saw this as a retreat, an avoidance of any challenge to his assumptions.<br /><br />The response of withdrawal or stonewalling to defend one's assumptions is all too common. It takes discipline to critically examine one's beliefs, and not everyone is willing or able.xcaliburhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07808078561104695558noreply@blogger.com