Admitting You Were Wrong

[Jay Walk]

No need to admit it, just go on nwfa and have someone point it out for you.

 

[crstrode]

When was the last time you admitted you were wrong? Is it a big deal to you?

I thought I was wrong once - but I was mistaken.

 

[po18guy]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0AVyQmj_sM

 

[Ruger Rich]

Adults used to be able to admit when they were wrong. When they'd made a mistake. Now? It seems to be a rare trait.

When was the last time you admitted you were wrong? Is it a big deal to you?

This came up because I was apologizing to a friend of mine recently and he profusely thanked me for it and said, "No one does that anymore!"

I apologized to my kids as I raised them and made mistakes. I wanted the same in return
from them. I'm guessing I batted about 10%

 

[Xmark1]

To clarify I was referring to being right or wrong per the subject, not anything spiritual or religious. Was just trying to be thought provoking, I think most people will admit when they are wrong.

Unless, of course, you are speaking with a politician.

 

[arakboss]

I thought a man could have too many firearms. I was wrong.

 

[Xmark1]

I thought a man could have too many firearms. I was wrong.

"Here is the truth you weren't told.
The more intelligent you become, the less applause you will receive. Because you are no longer playing for the crowd.
You are playing for your soul.
And most people don't clap for that. They stare, they question, they shrink.
You scare people not because you are cruel, but because you are clear."

 

[Mikej]

"Here is the truth you weren't told.
The more intelligent you become, the less applause you will receive. Because you are no longer playing for the crowd.
You are playing for your soul.
And most people don't clap for that. They stare, they question, they shrink.
You scare people not because you are cruel, but because you are clear."

Ohhhh, that's DEEP MAN!

 

[OregonRider]

I offhandedly chastised my best friend for impulsive spending too much for a gun related item at a LGS.
I called him the next day & apologized. I said I'm sorry & that I had no business telling him how to spend his money. He appreciated it.
I'm doubly stupid because he insists on paying my lane fee every time we go to the range.

 

[Camelfilter]

...I'm doubly stupid because he insists on paying my lane fee every time we go to the range.

That's called dating. Not shaming you, just pointing out the obvious.

 

[Capn Jack]

I admit I'm wrong every time my wife corrects me.

The best thing about being married to a retired school teacher is, they make you do it it over and over until you get it right.

 

[Capn Jack]

"There is a degree of mercy beyond which any man is rude to inquire"

Is that called, "Dodging The Bullet" ?

 

[tunapackets]

Is that called, "Dodging The Bullet" ?

I wouldn't know, I keep bumping into them

 

[arakboss]

I was wrong about being concerned with time flying by. I have realized that not having enough minutes in the day, hours in the week and days in the year, is a result of me being active, busy and occupied. I do not want to trade that for slower perception of time.

 

[salmon creek gary]

No need to admit it, just go on nwfa and have someone point it out for you.

Obvious consensus here: Married guys don't need NWFA to learn the error of their ways. When she asks, "Why?", the only correct answer is, "I'm sorry, I was wrong."

It took years for me to learn not to quickly speak up when it seemed like someone else has made a mistake. Way too often, the only error was that I did not fully understand the situation. My wife has never learned that lesson. It took only once, however, for me to learn what a huge mistake it was to tell her, "You don't understand."

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Adults used to be able to admit when they were wrong. When they'd made a mistake. Now? It seems to be a rare trait.

When was the last time you admitted you were wrong? Is it a big deal to you?

This came up because I was apologizing to a friend of mine recently and he profusely thanked me for it and said, "No one does that anymore!"

Related to this, my biggest clue if someone knows what they are talking about is if they say, "I don't know". It tells me they are self aware #1, and willing to admit their ignorance #2. And we all are ignorant about some things on any given topic.

The ones I avoid are the ones that argue to death that they are right no matter what or that they know everything about a topic because they are afraid that people will think they are ignorant. Those are the ones who are truly ignorant. They don't seek the truth, they only argue to defend their position.

Was it Socrates who said, "those that don't know, know." And "those that know, don't know". Meaning they know that they don't know everything and are willing to learn and grow.

 

[monks]

I was wrong about being concerned with time flying by. I have realized that not having enough minutes in the day, hours in the week and days in the year, is a result of me being active, busy and occupied. I do not want to trade that for slower perception of time.

You dug up a thread from May. May! That is so wrong. Admit it now, lol!

 

[Tlock]

You dug up a thread from May. May! That is so wrong. Admit it now, lol!

Maybe it was a challenge "the dig up old thread challenge"

 

[arakboss]

You dug up a thread from May. May! That is so wrong. Admit it now, lol!

It seems like this thread was just started yesterday. That's what happens when time flies.

 

[monks]

Well now that it's dug up and all……I find I'm wrong a lot more the older I get. Not sure if I was right so much when I was younger or just too ignorant to realize it.