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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
This is interesting to me, because it begs the question(s): Do you resist change for a reason, or do you simply resist? IOW, do you refuse to change something because you are fully convinced that your way is simply right?
Or, do you simply refuse because you believe that no man has a right to tell you what to do, under any circumstances?
Here's a real world example: I used to ride a motorcycle to work, and I did it with the conviction that I was improving the world, because I was using less gas (and, of course, saving me money). Then it was pointed out to me one day that, although I was indeed saving gas, I was also riding a carbureted V-twin engine based on 1950s technology, with no electronic fuel injection or catalytic converters, etc... and that mile per mile, I was actually polluting the air more than the average SUV!
This information forced me to re-evaluate my commuting choices. Now, I take the train to work, and I'm selling my bike. I have already vowed that, if I get another bike, I will only get one that runs cleanly and efficiently. Because I learned something new, I was willing to change.
So: Under the same circumstances, would you have changed? Would you have accepted the new information given to you? Would you replace the bike, or would you continue to ride it? Would you say that your enjoyment of riding would outweigh the new downside you'd just learned about, so you'd just decide to ignore it?
Or, would you simply take the stance that this person has no right to expect you to stop riding (or replace your bike), and ignore him?
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First, I argee with DM's response. He has it pegged.
In addition, consider how much I have been listening and responding to questions about my underlying philosophy, and how much I have attempted to look at the other viewpoints. I think this shows a mind that is not closed. But I ask the following question.
How is it different from utterly refusing to change because somebody tells you to, and
being the somebody demand another person do as they order? To me, they are just mirrors of each other.... And if they are mirrors, why is one acceptable to you, and not the other?
Let me mirror your original question back at you. Do you demand dominance for a reason, or just to enforce dominance?