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<\/i>) problematized the notion that changing your mind in one area automatically leads down a \u201cslippery slope\u201d to liberalism.<\/p>\nAs I thought about the image once again, it seems to me that the image as it is most commonly used is precisely backwards<\/i>. Here\u2019s why:<\/p>\n
First, in my experience, changing your mind on one topic doesn\u2019t automatically lead to a rethinking of other areas which logically ought to be affected by the change. Educators will tell you this. Pastors will tell you this. I think everyone knows it to be true in their own experience. It may be that those who are concerned to be logical and think things through will eventually realize the additional implications of changing their mind on the topic in question. But it is rarely automatic, much less a fast and direct path such as the downhill slippery slope metaphor suggests.<\/p>\n
Second, even when education, reading, and\/or thinking suggest that we need to change our minds about our cherished beliefs, we rarely do so willingly. Anyone who has had their assumptions challenged, whether in a university classroom or an informal conversation, will surely acknowledge that they did not immediately confess to having been wrong and undergo a complete revision of their thinking. We resist. We deny. We look for counter evidence and for arguments that will prevent the change. Sometimes, the mere fact that someone we respect continues to hold the view we wish to cling to will encourage us to do the same, even if we have amassed an incredible number of reasons and arguments that are pushing us to change our minds. Sometimes we say \u201cI don\u2019t see any logical reason why I should continue to think or believe this, but deep down, in my heart, I want to, and so I will.\u201d That\u2019s hardly a slippery slope.<\/p>\n
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