I Have Random Thoughts

Ask yourself this: When it comes to the things that you REALLY believe, with utter conviction - do you have that level of conviction in those beliefs because you've questioned them, and allowed others to question them, and they've truly stood the twin tests of time and challenge? Or are you sure of them because you've never questioned them in the first place?

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ravenwind43 · 51-55, F

I think in order to have a conviction we have to question. Without thought and a decision making process we will simply drift from idea to idea. "Why" questions are extremely important.

BlueDiver · 36-40, M

Heh - in order to have a conviction that's actually *built on something*, you have to ask "why" questions, but if you're cool with having convictions built on ego and air, then you don't need to ask any questions at all. In my experience, the latter is at least as common as the former (and that's me being extremely statistically generous).