Your views: How much have they changed over time?

I suppose I'm biased since I like many of his posts (and yes, I've read some of his older ones). You've been here as long as him .. I've been around for just a couple of months. In any case, I'm not a fan of people calling people an idiot .. although it is socially acceptable.

 

Politically, my point of view when I was around 8 or so, was that adults were complete morons, incapable of ruling themselves and generally followed the advice of the loudest guy in the room.

I'm 20 years older now, and If I could go back in time, I would tell myself, You've got it absolutely right buddy.

From a larger perspective, many of my views change to some extent as I grow older due to more experience.

 

Some of them have changed with time, but not radically so. My beliefs still stem from the same root, even if they have changed slightly.

 

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and if you stop and think about it, if your views don't evolve or change, what's the point?

I will say that participating in this forum has forced me to hone my written communication skills considerably and as such has caused me to refine my views as I progress on this adventure.
You actually have to THINK about what you believe if you want to convey it to others completely and efficiently in written form absent any visual or verbal cues.

I won't say being here has exposed me to many new ideas, but it has put me in communication with lots of people who hold differing viewpoints and from different social strata and social sub-groups, and that always has the net effect of altering our paradigm whether we want it to or not.

 

I know exactly what you mean. I've been a member on another board for maybe 10 years and I went through that when I started posting there. But on that board there aren't nearly the rules that there are here. They will tear someone down if they don't have their shit together before posting something. It mostly isn't mean spirited and often it ends up being hilarious but if there is blood in the water.....the sharks move in.

 

I came from teeny underground profile sites. The forums in these places are nothing worth reading believe you me. This forum is alright I guess, the users seem pretty diverse in age, location and general interests.

 

I was "raised" Christian but never really related with the Christian concept of god. I tried to for a long time, extensively, by immersing myself in the culture, values, and history but in the end came out with more questions and misunderstanding than I went in.

But once I started actually finding the true value of my natural beliefs I started fueling them by resources around me. It's through that and basic human experience that my views have evolved and blossomed in a lot of ways.

Most "strict" views I had before was all related to the Christian culture and have in turn become more developed, tolerant, and honestly less confused as I came to the conclusion that most organized religion preach these strict "rules and values" simply out of fear.

I feel like I've been able to reach beyond my fear and anger and find a peace with what I DO believe within me through observing the world and people around me running it.


<3 Bunnie

 

I have the same character I have always had, but I have gotten alot smarter and wiser.....

 

my patients has grown

 

My views have defiantly evolved. I mean, basically when it comes down to my core-and who I am and what I believe inside myself that has nothing to do with outside people and ideas, I am the same. Mostly. But when it comes to what I think about life and people and government and the world in general, I am in an almost constant state of evolution- but at the same time not changing anything about the core of who I am and what I believe. (If that makes sense).

 

There is some child psychology evidence and research that the core of our personalities are formed largely by the time we are five or something.It can be very hard to change these socialised traits.I basically believe babies are born mostly the same,in terms of their psychologies,as the cosmic blueprint for life all across the universe.

 

outside of changing my stance on the death penalty to support it - no big changes since high school

 

I can definitely see how that is true. One basic trait I have carried over from the time that I was a child is that I'm a survivor. By instinct. The many serious incidents I've been involved in, my physical reaction has been what has saved me. This is basic social qualities, the way I developed as a working civilian, my basic life plans, and even down to the way I wear my clothes.
That developed in me from a young age due to my terrible childhood. My ability to adapt has been strangely lucky in a lot of ways.

Dunno tangent. That just made me think.


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When have I called anyone an idiot?

People often attack my views first, which is when I resort to name calling. Chances are I will not call someone an idiot simply because they disagree with me, though I often do refer to the general public as a bunch of idiots, because they are.

 

To the people who are talking about personalities being developed during childhood (early years) ....there are certain things that need learned during certain ages and you need to accomplish learning these things to move forward as a healthy adult.... Well, it is Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development that I am talking about and it is something I believe in strongly. If a person (child) does not achieve one of the stages, you CAN do something about it later on in life but it is not easy at all and takes a lot of work...

They start with trust vs mistrust (birth through age 18 months) and basically a baby needs to feel their caretakers are providing for them and keeping them safe and secure. If they learn the opposite about life instead then that person will later in life have problems with trusting people throughout life.

The second stage is autonomy vs fear and doubt. That's ages 2 and 3...there's abouts And basically the child needs to learn a sense of independence (parents need to let them try things and make some...minor of course...decisions, such as picking out their own clothes, within reason.)- if this is learned the child will develop autonomy thoughout life, if it is not learned the child will, as an adult, experience feelings of fear and doubt w their decisions.

Well, there are a bunch more stages and instead of talking about them all, here is the page if anyone is interested.

http://psychology.about.com/library/bl_psychosocial_summary.htm


Some people believe if you learn the wrong thing in a certain stage the person will ALWAYS have problems in that area. I think that is usually true (and can turn into personality disorders), but I am in the school of thought that with a lot of work and dedication, people can change in those areas later as an adult.

 

I change on a daily basis depending on a spectrum of of how much love or hate I am feeling.I have an abundance of both.I dislike myself intensely when I feel the hate rising,and try desperately to increase the love vibe through various techniques I have worked out over the years.I want to get on a pure love elevator and just keep flying over the rainbow,but there is just so much shit going down in this World that it's hard to keep flying high.

 

Nobody is static.

 

Are you sure?

 

I stand corrected. :afro:

 

Pertaining to what you said about disliking yourself when you feel the hate rising, I read an article recently on a yoga site that talked about this and how it just fuels more negativity. The article said its best to forgive yourself and accept you're only human, to even laugh it off, when you find yourself experiencing outward negativity or you'll just turn the negativity inwards. Its something I've been trying to keep in mind lately.