tunnel vision is the biggest problem of today. corporations go down
because of it. once a meme gets hold of you, it changes your mental model.
it's pretty simpe fact that people see things they are looking for. other
facts go unnoticed.
when people argue, they will look for reasons why one side is right, and
other wrong. and there will be many reasons. so after a fight, two sides
usually come out with even stronger beliefs. so, don't fight, but agree to
the other side.
>Bob Hartwig wrote:
>
>> Tim,
>>
>> How many fundamentalists have you known and conversed with? How many
have
>> you "converted" from their belief system? As someone who has known and
>> loved *many* fundamentalist Christians, I've learned that deconverting a
>> fundamentalist is impossible by any means. I would agree with you
>> completely if Johnny had not shown the totality of his fundamentalism.
>>
>
>Fundamentalism i.e. inability to reexamine one's beliefs is not merely
religious,
>it is found in many aareas, a few comman examples:
>
> 1. Macs vs. PCs
> 2. Jocks trying to keep a C average so that they can stay on sport
teams and
>get scholarships vs.
> 'nerds' like me who try to get straight A's and get merit scholarships
at
>good schools
> 3. Which gender has an easier time of it
> 4. Sports/specific TV show fans
>
>and MANY others