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Originally posted by Zeld2.0
Oh and I disagree with no history
But I agree with one thing slightly about it - people change their midns too easily.
We are almost all sheep in this country - we listen to whatever our leaders tell us, whatever our goddamn TV tells us.
People out there believe some whack shit they see on TV. And whats worse is that most of the country / society DOES do so.
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I think that you're on the right track there, but you've missed something rather important. I don't think that people change their minds too easily, as much as I think that people allow their minds to be made up for them. Let's face it, it's ever so much easier to have someone <i>tell</i> you what you should think than it is to actually go out and do a little reading and research. In that respect, I'd say that people in this country could be likened to cattle, more so than sheep. In so far as changing one's mind...I've changed my mind on numerous topics and issues. Most notably Capital Punishment. I used to be a strong advocate of Capital Punishment, until I was presented with new information and enough evidence that finally forced me to re-evaluate my thinking and change my position. While I may stand firm in any or all of my beliefs, I am not so stubborn as to reject evidence that differs from those beliefs. In short, I'd say that the willingness to change one's mind is infinately preferable to being willing to have yourself molded to the belief systems of others. But, that's just me.