Opus 2025-040: A Stolen Idea

I have looked for the source.  I can’t find it.  At this point, I doubt if I will ever be able to isolate where I came up with this idea, but it is not mine.  It stood out to me when I read it, and for some reason, I did not make a note of where I found it.

The mysterious writer said that the most important, or significant, issue in any argument is the basic assumptions you start with.  He said you can have all the right facts, have logic that is impeccable, have everything on your side, but if you start with the wrong assumptions, your conclusion is wrong.

Assumptions totally mold the argument.  Assumptions guide your choice of facts.  You ignore many things that might apply but either you don’t see them or are you downplay them.  Assumptions direct your logic.

One of my big assumptions and everything that I do, say and think is that there is a God and He is the God of the Bible.  I assume He has expectations about right and wrong.  I assume there is evil in the world and it is opposed to Him.  I assume He wants me to live in obedience.  That is the root.

So certain issues are no brainers.  Killing your baby in the womb is not an option.  Sex is reserved for marriage and the is defined as being between one man and one women.  God created only man and women, not unlimited genders based on our feelings of the day.  There is a hell as well as a heaven.  I am sure I could go on but I also assume you have a limited attention span.

Start you day with the right assumptions.  It is more important than the right breakfast.

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