by Jim Stitzel | Feb 2, 2007 | General
A friend “wrote an entry”:http://fadingdust.wordpress.com/2007/02/01/its-all-in-your-head yesterday that got me thinking – the natural state of so-called ‘rational thinkers’ is, at best, skepticism and, at worst, out-right cynicism and...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 26, 2007 | General
I know I’m probably going to take a beating for writing this, but here goes, anyway. I suppose you could say that I’m a “pressuppositionalist”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presuppositionalist – I tend to follow an apologetic approach that...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 19, 2006 | General
It’s strange – even though I’ve alluded to the fact that most of my views and beliefs tend to fall at (0,0) on the “Cartesian coordinate system”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartesian_coordinate_system, I still tend to think of myself as...
by Jim Stitzel | May 3, 2005 | General
Seen on a bumper sticker on the way home this evening: bq. “The mind is like a parachute-It only works when it is open.” I find it interesting that the general assumption is that a person is either open-minded or close-minded. It’s like you have to...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 16, 2005 | General
Everyone has certain values, beliefs, and goals that drive them. They serve as the presuppositions and the assumptions behind every thought, behavior, and action. And when these value systems are not clarified, they can hinder communication because people think they...
