It is a good opinion, one which I share. The "conspiracy theory" program is very successful. Many even here are conditioned by it. It is very hard to shake, but once shaken, it is liberating. Like unplugging from the matrix.
I'll figure out what's true or not, thank you very much.
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My bagster, I like your summation and your declaration that YOU have the God-given right to make up your own mind about what is true and not true. YOU DO!! In fact, the largest percentage of us on FReeRepublic , IMHO are all about trying to figure out what is true.
Some of us see different facets, and are very convinced that other facets contradict them, so we see people here get into high dudgeons about defending their perceptions. Perfectly understandable and even sometimes appropriate. However, many of us are beginning to learn that at times other facets are not necessarily contradictive of our perspective, but rather would enlarge our view, if we can grow enough to let them.
About being in a high dudgeon. I’m really good at dudgeoning, I find! - and hope I am quicker recognizing it when I discover it in myself. There just is no time to dudgeon, even though it can be very satisfactory to my feelings. Most generally when I indulge in dudgeoning, I feel vey foolish if I discover I have been in error. For me, best not to dudgeon! If you ever see me dudgeoning, you MUST tell me!
Finding Truth (and consequently, exercising the freedom to find it) is a difficult process, and sometimes during the process it is also true that there actually ARE erroneous concepts we hold which ARE NOT TRUE.... so if we have the courage to examine EVERYTHING we can finally arrive at greater elements of truth. But there are carloads of things to sift through! It is a daily challenge in my own world. (Or at least it should be! LOL!) How marvelous it is when shining jewels of Truth are found - whenever and however we manage to obtain them!
But still, I have found so often that the people I disagree with here on FR are sincerely desiring to find Truth and to express it. Knowing of that sincerity causes me to love them, even in the midst of the clamor and disagreement! It’s a noisy process being free and exercising it!
Hmmmm well, I “went off into blue sky” there a bit, as my very patient Darlin would say. Thanks for your kind words - and your own patience. You, bagster, cause people to think. I enjoy the full charging glee you bring to your explorations!