http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/09/20/mistakes-were-made/<![CDATA[Comments on: Mistakes Were Made]]>JonathanWordPress2007-09-20T16:03:26Zhttp://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/09/20/mistakes-were-made/comment-page-1/#comment-18012007-09-20T16:03:26Z<![CDATA[Comment by: Jonathan Blake]]>http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/If I had to confess to one bit of cognitive dissonance in my life, it is that I don’t want to believe that I still think like I did as a believer. Yet I still react in some of the negative, judgmental ways that hindered me when I was a theist. I want to believe that I’m getting better.
]]>http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/09/20/mistakes-were-made/comment-page-1/#comment-18022007-09-20T19:06:54Z<![CDATA[Comment by: mel]]>http://aesahaettr.org/Interestingly the potential loss of investment follows the arrow of time in both directions and much further than the eye can see, particularly in Mormonism. They sometimes say that finding faith is a miracle, but really it’s nothing compared to the miracle of losing faith.
Great post, Jonathan. Thanks.
]]>http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/2007/09/20/mistakes-were-made/comment-page-1/#comment-18032007-09-20T19:30:39Z<![CDATA[Comment by: Jonathan Blake]]>http://www.blakeclan.org/jon/greenoasis/Well put, Mel. I would consider the loss of our faith as a miracle. I’m glad that I’m not sinking costs down that hole anymore.
Regarding sunk costs when considering a decision is irrational. We can’t recover sunk costs, by definition, so we should ignore them and face the future.