Righteousness of mind-change
Generally, I’ve been confident that I was right to change my mind. This is another characteristic of the process. We never think: Oh, I’ve changed my mind and have now adopted a weaker or less plausible view than the one I held before, or a sillier view. We always believe that changing our mind is an improvement. It seems to make us stronger and more mature; we have put away yet another childish thing. Well, we would think that, wouldn’t we? We make these decisions – or these decisions make us – constantly, though they are often camouflaged by the momentousness of the acts that provoke them.
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