xamdam comments on A Rational Identity - Less Wrong

31 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 12 July 2010 10:59PM

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Comment author: xamdam 13 July 2010 02:18:54AM 4 points [-]

main reason I try to actively re-evaluate my opinions and update them as necessary is because doing so is part of my identity. I pride myself on not holding onto ideology and for changing my beliefs when it feels like they should be changed.

In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet. -- Winston Churchill

Comment author: RobinZ 13 July 2010 02:39:17AM 3 points [-]

Great quote ... but I'm having some trouble sourcing it. Could be apocryphal.