Let’s Think Together…

People seem to disagree about so many things. And, often, people seem to have such strong opinions on subjects we may not have thought about, or have not even heard about! How can we know what to think, or how to think (accurately)?

For example, I think of myself as being a certain height, a certain weight, and a certain age. Why? What is the basis of my ideas?

basis: "the underlying support or foundation for an idea, argument, or process" (Bing)

I have always thought of myself as having been born on a certain date–the date my family always celebrated as my “birthday,” even before I was really old enough to think about it much. We always had a cake, and there usually were gifts. And my parents or older siblings were often there, laughing at amusing stories about other birthdays, years ago. Everyone acknowledged that date as my birthday–there seemed be a solid consensus.

consensus: "a general agreement," "agreement, harmony, concord, like-mindedness" (Bing)

A few years ago, our family started looking into our family tree, and we discovered that my wife’s grandfather’s birth date is somewhat open to question. We’ve got all kinds of records–government-issued documents, but many of them disagree with each other. We’re not 100% sure when he was born! And to make matters worse, it appears that he actually changed his name somewhere along the way. All of this made me stop and think.

What do you believe to be true? Why? What do you base your beliefs on? How reliable is the basis for your ideas? In this blog, I invite you to embark on a journey with me as we think about these kinds of things together.

Author: rpalazzo

Richard Palazzo has been following Jesus since 1985. He has been married to Theresa since 1978, and they have 5 wonderful, married children and (so far) 5 delightful grandchildren. They happily make their home in Lynchburg, VA. Rich & Terry home-schooled their kids through high school, with Rich teaching mostly Creation studies, World History, American History, Worldview Studies, Government , Economics and Bible (Theresa teaching everything else). Rich also taught classes to other families' children, presented at home-school conventions, and taught various church classes on Creationism, American History, The Bible and American Government, including "Understanding the Times," and "How Should We Then Live?" Rich also was a member of a team that taught "The Essentials of Discipleship." Rich and Terry were part of the Long Island LEAH home-school convention team from 2003-2010. View all posts by rpalazzo