Do you stand up for what you believe in?

@megs85 (3142)
Australia
December 24, 2006 12:47am CST
I just had a rather heated debate with another mylot member. I felt that they personally attacked me in one of their responses, because of the way they phrased their opinion. We then got into a debate for quite awhile. I was impressed by their responses, and the way they stood by their point. And although I didn't and still dont agree with some of the points they made, I must say I was rather impressed with the way they stuck by their point and continued to debate it with me. i respected their opinion, even though I had a completely different one. We finally reached a point where I could understand what they were trying to get across, and I think they began to respect my viewpoint a little more too. Which brinds me to the question- do you fight for what you believe in? And stand up for yourself?
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• India
27 Dec 06
hi my name is mohit, i am 20 year old guy, currently i am in third year pesuing my engineering in electrical and elecronics, i love music and playin all sorts of games u have 2 stand 4 what u believe
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• India
2 Jan 07
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• India
27 Dec 06
yes i do and i agree with navinbond017
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@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
1 Jan 07
When it's necessary I do it. But, when I think there isn't a point to do so, I just let it go.
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• India
2 Jan 07
ya i always stick to my decision if i am absolutely right
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• India
24 Dec 06
Yes i do stand on my point. It Varies from person to person and indepth knowledge and the level of confidence
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@megs85 (3142)
• Australia
24 Dec 06
So you think confidence and nowledge are factors in standing up for what you believe in and defending yourself?
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@malsun (1528)
• United States
25 Dec 06
i agree with navin here. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and a healthy debate can bring out the different aspects of looking at a thing. But arguing just for the heck is not good. When you have the knowledge can you be confident about your beliefs.
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• United States
1 Jan 07
Absolutely if you don't stand for something you will fall for anything as the song goes. People have to stand for what they believe or we would all be a bunch of scared sheep afraid to do anything
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@birthlady (5609)
• United States
27 Dec 06
Yes, I do fight for what I believe in, and yes, I do stand up for myself, much to the dismay of those who wish I would dummy up and shut up and just be invisible--I'm not!
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@shyam221 (519)
• India
25 Dec 06
not alwasys but sometime i stand for i believe in.it also it totally depends that you standing in front of whom is he a super power friend or a family member...... all cases are totally defferent.you can easily with family members and in front of the freind but it is noteasily acceptable in front of super power.......but you should be against such person but practically it you don't or i don't............... for this you shuold be a super power.......
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@hemtata (284)
• India
25 Dec 06
Of course yes. Whenever I answer to the discussion ,is based on my beliefs.Nothing personal.
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@BlaZeR28 (408)
• Australia
25 Dec 06
I usually do unless i know they are joking since we're mates.
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@sharksfin (1091)
• Philippines
25 Dec 06
There are just people who are persistent on their opinion. There's nothing wrong with that. Unless of course if they can't even do/mean what they say. Many people would insist on things they believe in because it's what they believe is right. But not too many people can really stand up for their beliefs through actions. They'd insist "this is really the point", "this is the case" but later on they'd eat their words by doing the opposite of what they just said. We all do the same. I mean, we think we know something and we believe it so much. But we don't really know ourselves. We don't know our tendencies enough to say we are going to stand for what we believe in til the end. It takes a really great courage to do so. It's ok to insist on something for as long as you really will stand for it not just verbally but by actions.
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@lucsct (261)
• United States
25 Dec 06
I think it's very important to stand up for what you believe it. However, I think there's a difference between standing up for your beliefs, and stubbornly arguing something that you have no basis of information or logic for. Some people argue but there's no foundation to their argument, and I think this is a waste of everyone's time. I also know that I can't change everybody's mind about things, and it's not about "winning," it's about informing the other person.
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@freesoul (3021)
• Egypt
25 Dec 06
Yes but only if the other person has some logic and manners, it's useless to waste your time with hard-headed people who may just don't want to understand or think beyond their believes and views.. this happens a lot with political debates or things that relate to religion or when talking with those who have raciest views, you just better move on unless there is other people on the discussions who are interested to read your views and support you.
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• Philippines
25 Dec 06
It depends you know, how about if time comes you found out that the thing you stand for is not correct, well its time to set aside things and accept whats right and have the initiative to mention it to others.
@missyann73 (1454)
• United States
25 Dec 06
Think about it.... If you dont stand up for yourself, who will?
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@pookie92 (1714)
• United States
25 Dec 06
I always stand my ground if I believe I am right. You also have to understand that other people feel differently. That is the purpose of a forum, to have discussions. To believe that everyone is going to see things like you is a bit immature, to be able to embrace the fact that differences exist and to discuss these differences in an adult and respectful manner is the secret.
@lulylove (1560)
• Brazil
25 Dec 06
I think that here many times I do not validate. Therefore exist forms of very different interpretation, and if saying with the person the times we do not make with that it sees what is certain obvious e, imagines writing for it? Therefore I prefer the times to keep my thoughts for me and people who are close to me.
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@SageMother (2277)
• United States
25 Dec 06
There are many ways to stand up for yourself, one of them is fighting for what you believe in. Another is to be certain that the person with whom you are in conflict with, cannot use their beliefs to alter your life. When I was younger and felt that I had all the time in the world I would engage in rather lengthy debates. After I hit about 30 I stopped handling things that way. Assuming that everyone is using the same definitions for the words being used, I will state my position twice. If after the second time there is still the "yes, but", or a "be that as it may...." then I start looking at options for myself. I don't try to convince anyone anymore. Either they accept my position, and the "yeah, but" or the "be that as it may..." indicate to me that they are not not accepting it, or they do not. It is up to me to decide whether or not they will have anymore conversations with me at all, that go beyond small talk. Usually I will simply confine conversation to very general matters after tha moment passes. I refuse to engage in long debates anymore. In some situations this has led to my never being in the same room with someone again. That is because they are fighting for a belief that is contrary to mine AND they are using that belief to impact my life. I prefer to take action instead of tip my whole hand. It saves time, and keeps things in perspective for me.
• Indonesia
25 Dec 06
what for? everyone has his point of view about something, if everyone stands for his/her ideas there will be no end. it's enough for you if you agree or not disagree about something, do you think people agree with you just because you have right opinion? people tend to agree with people that have same idea with theirs
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• Philippines
25 Dec 06
ones opinion may not be the same as that of the other....and the approach of another in delivering his opinion may not be that palatable to another...hence mutual respect to opinions is only what it needs to create a meaningful discussion. Yes i do stand up and fight for what i believe in provided that such thing is worth fighting for!
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