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Liberals: Post Bible Verses of Jesus' word promoting liberalism.
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<blockquote data-quote="bunced" data-source="post: 46068284" data-attributes="member: 183965"><p>You know, one of the hardest (for me) but also one of the more important things I learnt at 17 was the fact that I wasn't always right. For me, it was torture to learn it, to find out that perhaps all the preconceptions that I had been promoting with the self-assurance of a 17 year old may just be wrong. But learn it I did, and now I accept and realise that it is a good idea to listen to others - especially others more learned in whatever field it is, or who have been studying longer.</p><p></p><p>Knowledge and the pursuit of knowledge is an amazing thing, and one which I still love doing. But first comes humility and a willingness to listen to the points of view of others. Without that, we just get trapped in our own "rightness" and fail to progress more. We can encounter so much more by just being open to other ideas.</p><p></p><p>Please - a little humility towards people who are perhaps slightly more 'expert' - for want of a better term - in this area (and no, I definitely do not count myself as one of them - as Christianity goes, I am still very much a beginner!) might mean you begin to see the world in a different way. And that is the step towards learning (which I presume is what you want as you have to come to a discussion forum). Even if you don't agree with people, taking time to understand their position without immediately blanking it out just generally makes for a more rounded, healthy world view.</p><p></p><p>I apologise if I have spoken out of turn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bunced, post: 46068284, member: 183965"] You know, one of the hardest (for me) but also one of the more important things I learnt at 17 was the fact that I wasn't always right. For me, it was torture to learn it, to find out that perhaps all the preconceptions that I had been promoting with the self-assurance of a 17 year old may just be wrong. But learn it I did, and now I accept and realise that it is a good idea to listen to others - especially others more learned in whatever field it is, or who have been studying longer. Knowledge and the pursuit of knowledge is an amazing thing, and one which I still love doing. But first comes humility and a willingness to listen to the points of view of others. Without that, we just get trapped in our own "rightness" and fail to progress more. We can encounter so much more by just being open to other ideas. Please - a little humility towards people who are perhaps slightly more 'expert' - for want of a better term - in this area (and no, I definitely do not count myself as one of them - as Christianity goes, I am still very much a beginner!) might mean you begin to see the world in a different way. And that is the step towards learning (which I presume is what you want as you have to come to a discussion forum). Even if you don't agree with people, taking time to understand their position without immediately blanking it out just generally makes for a more rounded, healthy world view. I apologise if I have spoken out of turn. [/QUOTE]
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