Unless someone wants me to give them money, time, or try to represent me ("all multiples are/have X" where X is not "more than one person in a body") in some way, I don't usually feel the need to make a judgement call.
In the past at times I felt I was being required to believe something, but I've come to believe that was more me projecting my anxiety - a legitimate anxiety built up over a lifetime of being disbelieved about a whole host of things, for sure.
But not appropriate in that context.
I think it's sometimes helpful to point out internal contradictions like - "I am the all-powerful archangel, but I can't hold down a job" but really, it's not my place either to validate or invalidate anyone's claims. I may or may not want to get to know someone more but that's dependent on so many factors that believability seems like a minor player.
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Date: 2006-03-30 02:39 pm (UTC)In the past at times I felt I was being required to believe something, but I've come to believe that was more me projecting my anxiety - a legitimate anxiety built up over a lifetime of being disbelieved about a whole host of things, for sure.
But not appropriate in that context.
I think it's sometimes helpful to point out internal contradictions like - "I am the all-powerful archangel, but I can't hold down a job" but really, it's not my place either to validate or invalidate anyone's claims. I may or may not want to get to know someone more but that's dependent on so many factors that believability seems like a minor player.