I just get worried that if I don't hold onto something I'll be thrown into a sea of confusion about everything. Not that I don't change my mind just...if every little thing influences you to think differently, you turn into a nodding fool:(
It's not telling you to change at every snap of new information, it's just asking you to take into account what is true at that moment of time and to think on it if nothing else.
I have this friend who likes to debate with me. He's very competent, but once or twice he has brought up a "fact" to disprove my ideas, which were so blatantly false, it was as easy as googling it for him that he realized they weren't credible. Moral of the story? Expanding your knowledge is important, but equally important is making sure it comes from reliable sources, doing lots of fact-checking, and trying to see the big picture. Changing your opinions w/out verification can be as equally narrow-minded as not changing them at all.
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