“Open Mind” by Barbara Van Rooyan
(originally posted here February, 2014)
assertions of truth
stem from one of two roots
knowledge or belief
both are equally sworn
either one can be wrong
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Reblogged this on fragmented pieces of broken mind.
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thanks for sharing my poem with your readers
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True. Words of wisdom.
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cheers
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Very true. Well written.
http://www.awordofsubstance.wordpress.com
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thank you kindly
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Don’t try to tell that to the professor or the priest . . .
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ah, but I have – and they made for many enlightening discussions
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I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out. Steven Wright
Just couldn’t help it. đ
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ha ha – thanks for the laugh
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Amen my Brother! The artwork is great also to match well…Great Job Done Well…. claudy
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much appreciated, claudy
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In the counseling that I do, I often engage clients in discussions about the differences between knowledge and belief, and the limits of both. Knowledge is constantly being upgraded as our set of facts is refined. Beliefs are based on the premises that someone what about existence. Thus, our conversations often shift from the idea of absolutes, to clarifying our set of facts and elucidating our premises.
Oscar
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your thoughtful comments are much appreciated
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I know that I know that I know–it’s both truth and “right” to me.
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I do, too – but I try to give an ear to everybody
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I try–not always successful.
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Reblogged this on Poesy plus Polemics.
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Brilliantly stated!
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pleased that you thought so, georgette
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Such wisdom come from you! In 5 lines such wisdom.
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flattery will get you everywhere
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Very well said! I will be quoting you.
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I’ll look for it
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Reblogged this on OUR POETRY CORNER.
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thank you for sharing my poem with your readers
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Wow! I love how you can tell that truth and pass on a complete message with so few words! That’s a skill I have to learn. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and liking my poem, now that I see yours, I’m wondering what there was to like about mine. LOL! Thank you.
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I sincerely appreciate your kind and thoughtful comments
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I was just having a conversation with my best friend last evening about this very topic. One of the things he says all the time is “So you think, so it is…whether it is or not” LOL may sound convoluted but so many times we talk ourselves so strongly into a position that we will assert as correct/true and truth is that we still need to question…
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you’ve hit the nail on the head, melanie
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