05-07-2013, 02:11 AM
Interesting ideas, being certain of one's beliefs, regardless of whether there is evidence one has, and you are linking it to a defense mechanism...
I noticed sometimes people who act very sure of their beliefs get defensive when someone else questions those.
Like Ra apparently said never to take what they say as gospel but still many do.. someone even mentioned "I don't care if it is truth or not because I believe it" the other day.
I guess it is normal in a way.
But where does "defensiveness" then come into play? if one is really so sure about their beliefs it should not matter whether someone else questions them.
Doesn't that actually mean they are not sure and therefore react to others questioning them?
And could what sometimes translates as arrogance then simply be an attempt to mask that insecurity?
I noticed sometimes people who act very sure of their beliefs get defensive when someone else questions those.
Like Ra apparently said never to take what they say as gospel but still many do.. someone even mentioned "I don't care if it is truth or not because I believe it" the other day.
I guess it is normal in a way.
But where does "defensiveness" then come into play? if one is really so sure about their beliefs it should not matter whether someone else questions them.
Doesn't that actually mean they are not sure and therefore react to others questioning them?
And could what sometimes translates as arrogance then simply be an attempt to mask that insecurity?
![[+]](https://www.bring4th.org/forums/images/collapse_collapsed.png)