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Have you changed your stance on any issues or topics?

Asked by Paradox25 (10223points) June 4th, 2012

Has your position changed on anything throughout your life relating to political or scientific issues?

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ragingloli's avatar

I was pro american once.

Kayak8's avatar

I used to be very much against organ donation but have moderated my views somewhat. I am still not completely on board, by my thoughts are changing . . .

ucme's avatar

Queueing, I used to shuffle my feet but now my stance is firm & bristling with anticipation for what lies ahead.

Blackberry's avatar

Apparently, when you have sex with someone, it’s common courtesy to make sure they orgasm as well, so I make sure I do that. :/

SavoirFaire's avatar

“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?”
—John Maynard Keynes (attributed)

“If in the last few years you haven’t discarded a major opinion or acquired a new one, check your pulse. You may be dead.”
—Gelett Burgess

I change my mind about things all the time, including political and scientific issues. The same is probably true of any rational thinking person.

King_Pariah's avatar

I was once a bible belt, gun toting, right wing Baptist, now I’m a tolerant, politically moderate/neutral, nihilistic atheist, still gun toting though.

WillWorkForChocolate's avatar

^^ Similar to what he said, without the atheist part. I also used to be completely anti-gay. Now I want them all to get married and adopt babies.

augustlan's avatar

Sure. An example I gave recently was my stance on the 2nd amendment. I’m not crazy about it, but I accept that the way it’s worded does give the average citizen the right to own a gun.

Mariah's avatar

Ohhhh yeah. I went through an oddly intolerant phase in middle school. Probably because I was just so annoyed with everyone surrounding me (middle schoolers are so annoying, not that I was an exception or anything), but a few of my gems were:
– believing drug/alcohol use was morally wrong
– believing consentual sex at a young age was morally wrong
– extreme intolerance towards personalities that annoyed me (“emo” kids, airheadedness, etc.)

These days I am faaaaaaaar more “live and let live” and so long as you’re not hurting anyone else, I really don’t care what you’re doing.

Paradox25's avatar

I’ve changed my stance on the death penalty (I’m now against it), gay marriage (now support it), abortion rights (now support them), I used to support gender roles (now I oppose these vividly), I used to oppose the necessity of government enforced enviromental regulations (now I support these within reason), I used to oppose any types of taxation just about (now I just question what we should be using this money on and cutting unnecessary spending) and I used to be a devoted Christian turned nontheist, who is now a secular dualist.

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