Comments on: World Views Communicated in Writing - Part 1 http://blog.thedcl.org/2008/02/04/world-views-communicated-in-writing-part-1/ Stuff About Things: Thoughts on Politics, Religion and Her. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:37:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Marshall http://blog.thedcl.org/2008/02/04/world-views-communicated-in-writing-part-1/#comment-1558 Marshall Mon, 12 May 2008 03:29:16 +0000 http://blog.thedcl.org/2008/02/04/world-views-communicated-in-writing-part-1/#comment-1558 This is a basic assumption we make every time someone makes a statement. The assumption is made so frequently that we often forget we're making it. Realizing that everyone has a worldview is the first and arguably most important step in understanding anyone. One thing to stress: there is nothing wrong with having a worldview. Our worldview should be as accurate as possible, but we don't need to apologize for being biased in a certain direction as long as we can admit we're biased and are open to changing our views. Overall, good post. The points you've made need to be brought to our attention more often. This is a basic assumption we make every time someone makes a statement. The assumption is made so frequently that we often forget we’re making it. Realizing that everyone has a worldview is the first and arguably most important step in understanding anyone.

One thing to stress: there is nothing wrong with having a worldview. Our worldview should be as accurate as possible, but we don’t need to apologize for being biased in a certain direction as long as we can admit we’re biased and are open to changing our views.

Overall, good post. The points you’ve made need to be brought to our attention more often.

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