http://outoftheblueblog.us/the-dangers-of-dogma/ Rich Blue | Thoughts on Faith, Authenticity and Truth Tue, 23 Oct 2018 15:46:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 http://outoftheblueblog.us/the-dangers-of-dogma/#comment-79 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:48:27 +0000 http://blue01.canrightcommunications.com/?p=444#comment-79 […] 3.) Assumption – Assumption happens when I “know” what would happen if I did something. Think of the 15-year-old getting ready for homecoming – “oh she’ll never say yes”. Don’t you just want to scream, “Ask her anyway!” Assumption, just like selective negative attention, kills imagination. There’s no space to dream up what might happen – no space for hope – when we’re busy paying attention to all the potential issues getting in the way. This is what happens when people get stuck in their self-created dogma. […]

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