As I was cooking dinner (angel hair with sundried tomatoe pesto and feta cheese, angelic indeed!), I contemplated the quip “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean that they’re not out to get you.” Which is based on the premise that just because you don’t have good reasoning, doesn’t necessarily mean you are wrong.
For instance. If I said that the sky is blue because I painted it that way….well, I would be wrong about the reason, but the sky is still blue. If someone said you should wear your seatbelt so you don’t get into an accident…..well, just because seat belts don’t prevent accidents doesn’t mean you should wear one.
The premise is correct, regardless of your reasoning.
This is my basic approach to life: that truth is truth regardless of who says it or what reasons they give for it.
Recently I read in a xanga entry that “God loves gays because He is gay.” Well clearly I disagree with the second half, but that didn’t do anything to negate the first half.
But there are a lot of people out there who will disregard any and all of your beliefs simply because they don’t like your reasoning. Of course, these are the people who believe there’s such a thing as proof, in which case they are waiting for you to find that proof and present it to them. I say proof doesn’t exist, therefore I don’t need any of your evidence for or against something. Either it’s true or it’s not.
And evidence lies (contrary to what CSI would have you believe). How many times were you convinced by the evidence of something that wasn’t true? Most people have had at least one significant other that they were convinced (through their SO’s words and actions) loved them….and it turned out they were wrong.
And you may be thinking “What a crock. This girl is an idiot. Of course you need some sort of evidence to believe something.”
And to that I say, “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean that they’re not out to get you.”
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