Have you ever completely changed your mind about something?

Snakeblood · 07-09-2011 04:26PM

A Primal Nut wrote: »

I just mean that when you read discussions on boards.ie, its very rare you see someone change their opinion over the course of that discussion.

I change my mind but generally only when I'm wrong on something. So if God plans on turning up, sorry big guy, I made a huge mistake.

pipelaser · 07-09-2011 04:45PM

I used to think that my English housemates were the soundest people you could ever meet,
until I realised that they'll quite happily ask you to get a pint for them, but never ever buy one back....
They're a really a serious bunch of cAnts

Snakeblood · 07-09-2011 04:48PM

I change my mind all the time. Silly not to if situation changes.

Dravokivich · 07-09-2011 04:48PM

Just before I went 20 I decided I wasn't gonna drink again. Started drinking again just after I went 21.

Fúck I'm never making that mistake again.

tan11ie · 07-09-2011 04:52PM

Yes but that's what comes with maturity.My new motto is Never say Never.

karaokeman · 07-09-2011 05:22PM

I now support gay/lesbian rights.

Didn't when I was younger and listened to the Catholic church.

Feeona · 07-09-2011 05:37PM

I used to think that Jerry Seinfeld was a smug arse, George Costanza was just a wacky New Yorker, Elaine Benes was a harpie, and Cosmo Kramer was a nutjob.

I saw the last episode a few months back, they tricked me into liking them

JerryHandbag · 07-09-2011 05:47PM

I thought Will Smith was a crap actor, til I saw The Pursuit Of Happyness, Seven Pounds, and I Am Legend.

mcmoustache · 07-09-2011 05:54PM

I used to support Israel as a teenager. Then I became a Palestine supporter during my college years.

Now, as an adult, I think they both suck.

minidazzler · 07-09-2011 06:04PM

Boards has made me do 180 flips on a number of issues really. Abortion, Irish joining the British military and other things I am now completely supportive of which when I was a youngun I used to despise.

Snakeblood · 07-09-2011 06:14PM

JerryHandbag wrote: »

I thought Will Smith was a crap actor, til I saw The Pursuit Of Happyness, Seven Pounds, and I Am Legend.

I must be too jaded. What, really? Those movies?

Jess16 · 07-09-2011 06:15PM

I was all for my ex but being his accessory pretty much changed my mind on that

fontanalis · 07-09-2011 06:16PM

No, I'm always right 96% of the time. The other 5% doesn't matter.

kfallon · 07-09-2011 06:18PM

Once went into the jax with the intention of releasing a big brown Nike swoosh but when I sat down I decided to just have a piss and baked the brown loaf for another hour!

Lets just say when it did come out I was advised to in future place speedbumps in the toilet cos there were skidmarks everywhere :pac:

Orando Broom · 07-09-2011 06:19PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Before you invite her round for a pajama party just remember she's a feckin psycho, you don't walk into court smiling in a murder cause.
She's guilty you were right the first time.

I'd be of the opinion that she could be innocent but extremely nutty. Her behaviour was odd to say the least.

St.Spodo · 07-09-2011 06:21PM

I used to believe in God. I am now a militant atheist.

My views on abortion have also changed. See above.

Micky Dolenz · 07-09-2011 06:21PM

Anal sex. It's not all it's cracked up to be.

Logical Fallacy · 07-09-2011 06:23PM

I am more than happy to change my mind about stuff. I don't know everything, i am not infallible. If you are not willing to change your mind you are costing yourself the joy of objectivity.

fontanalis · 07-09-2011 06:24PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Anal sex. It's not all it's cracked up to be.

The way everyone was going on you'd think if you got it it would make your whole week.

JerryHandbag · 07-09-2011 06:36PM

Snakeblood wrote: »

I must be too jaded. What, really? Those movies?

Yep, well maybe not I Am Legend, but we saw a more mature serious side to him in the other movies. A huge improvement to the likes of Men In Black (worst movie ever), Wild Wild West, and such drivel.

LeeHoffmann · 07-09-2011 06:43PM

The way everyone was going on you'd think if you got it it would make your hole weak.

FYP

fontanalis · 07-09-2011 06:47PM

LeeHoffmann wrote: »

FYP

http://wholinkstome.com/blog/wp-content/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/you_re_doing-it-wrong_.jpg

Bipolar Joe · 07-09-2011 06:51PM

Yep, prostitution was the biggest one, I think. I used to think it was all seedy and everyone involved was super-duper evil and horrible, just like in the movies and on television, until I wound up living in the red light district and got to know a bunch of prostitutes. Turns out bad people do bad things, and sometimes regular people do things some people don't agree with. I learned a valuable lesson during that time, that people are people and face value means very little.

Jess16 · 08-09-2011 12:06AM

A Primal Nut wrote: »

For example, I used to think Amanda Knox was guilty. Until I read this:

http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-neverending-nightmare-of-amanda-knox-20110627

it basically explains the context behind her strange behaviour (why she was buying underwear, doing cartwheels, etc) which makes it clear it wasn't strange at all; like the media tried to portray it. There are many other things (like the lack of a time of death) which I didn't know about before. So I changed my mind and now hope she is freed

I've followed this case with interest too and that article really does offer a much more rationalised take on what was portrayed as Amanda Knox's bizarre behaviour.

It certainly does seem like both the Italian judiciary and media are unduly prejudiced against her but at the same time, I feel like the Rolling Stone article is biased in her favour. Maybe the truth lies somewhere between the two?

Biggins · 08-09-2011 12:08AM

I was gonna go for a curry once - but took a fit of madness and went for a burger and chips.
I know... I ought to be ashamed.

hatrickpatrick · 08-09-2011 12:11AM

I used to be pro EU before the Constitution/Lisbon Treaty.

This may shock a lot of people.
I was perfectly ok with an economic union with some political co operation. I only became a Europhobe when Europe starts telling us it had a right to write our laws for us on things like data retention and what kind of lightbulbs we're allowed to sell, and that when the voters of 3 different countries reject a treaty, the answer is to rewrite it to technically bypass votes in the first two and simply demand that the second keeps re-voting until they return the "right" answer.

Power corrupts, etc.

ilikepears · 08-09-2011 12:20AM

Jess16 wrote: »

I've followed this case with interest too and that article really does offer a much more rationalised take on what was portrayed as Amanda Knox's bizarre behaviour.

It certainly does seem like both the Italian judiciary and media are unduly prejudiced against her but at the same time, I feel like the Rolling Stone article is biased in her favour. Maybe the truth lies somewhere between the two?

Yeah I read that article also. It definitely isn't a unbiased version of the events. In fact while it did give some interesting points like pointing out new info that I didn't know it definitely is written in her favour.
You would actually nearly forget that an innocent girl was sexually assaulted and murdered because its turned into the Amanda Knox story rather than the Meredith Kercher story.

On topic one thing which I have changed my mind on is abortion. I used to believe it was always wrong and if there was a referendum to make abortion legal in Ireland then I would have said no because I didn't want 'blood' on my hands. I now realise that everyone should have the right to have access to abortion especially without having to leave their own country. I think it was just youth and naivety really thinking abortion was wrong. It's strange how in a few years you can realise how naive and narrow minded your opinions are/were but I suppose that's all part of growing up and living.

Chuck Stone · 08-09-2011 01:26AM

Didn't like cats as a child but love the furry feckers now.

Used to think that a strong role for the state in a country was a good thing.

Complete 180 on that^^.

As far as I'm concerned both the right and the left use the state for their own selfish means so the smaller the state the better imo.

Kanoe · 08-09-2011 01:28AM

I used to think that people were mostly good

Eric Cartman · 08-09-2011 01:35AM

I used to think god was real and socialism was a good thing

Have you ever completely changed your mind about something?

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