Sigh

[kristen257]

One time (okay maybe more than one time) I let someone (Kat) convince my inner Mulder that something out of the normal is possible and I'm branded Captain Gullible for life. Seriously I don't know what's so wrong with being willing to believe in something out of the ordinary. It's called having an open mind, Kat! Hmph.

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the truth is out there

[spacewater7]

Having an open mind lets you understand truth when you see it, good for you. Better gullible on occasion than hardened and cynical.
At least you're free to believe the truth, no matter what it is.
Like the new icons by the way.

Re: the truth is out there

[kristen257]

Thanks. No mystery who my favorite characters are, right? I was browsing through my pictures folder because I needed a facepalm icon for this entry and would you believe I didn't have a single one? Seriously. Lots of pretties and amusing ones, quotes and random pics and not a single facepalm. How the heck does that happen? I have tons of facepalm pics from the cheezburger and elsewhere but not a single icon. I think I need to dust off photoshop and remedy this.

ETA: I used to be pretty cynical about a lot of things. Pessimistic was an understatement. And finally, my brain cells managed an intelligent thought and I realized it was no wonder I was so darn unhappy all the time living like that. So I made my new year's resolution to be optimistic. And now I'm a heck of a lot happier. So I completely agree that it's better to be a little gullible on occasion. Besides, I'd rather live in a world where more things are possible than not.

Re: the truth is out there

[spacewater7]

A quote from a book I've been reading.

A Christian is only restricted in the same sense that an atheist is restricted. He cannot think Christianity false and continue to be a Christian; and the atheist cannot think atheism false and continue to be an atheist. But as it happens, there is a very special sense in which materialism has more restrictions than spiritualism. Mr. McCabe (a famous proponent of materialism) thinks me a slave because I am not allowed to believe in determinism. I think Mr. McCabe a slave because he is not allowed to believe in fairies. But if we examine the two vetoes we shall see that his is really much more of a pure veto than mine. The Christian is quite free to believe that there is a considerable amount of settled order and inevitable development in the universe. But the materialist is not allowed to admit into his spotless machine the slightest speck of spiritualism or miracle. Poor Mr. McCabe is not allowed to retain even the tiniest imp, though it might be hiding in a pimpernel.