http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2004/08/14/changing-my-mind/ Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:12:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2004/08/14/changing-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-111726 Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist || Personal vs. Social Responsibility || December || 2007 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:46:31 +0000 /?p=154#comment-111726 [...] and a citizen means taking responsibility for the consequences of one’s actions. It means admitting mistakes and trying to fix those [...] [...] and a citizen means taking responsibility for the consequences of one’s actions. It means admitting mistakes and trying to fix those [...]

]]> http://www.nehrlich.com/blog/2004/08/14/changing-my-mind/comment-page-1/#comment-3506 Eric Nehrlich, Unrepentant Generalist || Taking the Blame || August || 2006 Tue, 22 Aug 2006 04:17:23 +0000 /?p=154#comment-3506 [...] I think too much of our society believes that admitting mistakes is a sign of weakness. We would rather let everything fall completely apart rather than change our minds. And I just don’t get that, as the linked post demonstrates. Only the strongest people can admit they were wrong. It’s the weak who cling to their self-image of infallibility in the face of evidence to the contrary. [...] [...] I think too much of our society believes that admitting mistakes is a sign of weakness. We would rather let everything fall completely apart rather than change our minds. And I just don’t get that, as the linked post demonstrates. Only the strongest people can admit they were wrong. It’s the weak who cling to their self-image of infallibility in the face of evidence to the contrary. [...]

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