Note: Before reading the following arguments, please understand that they are not what I believe. On Wednesdays, I deliberately argue for wrong ideas, challenging my listeners to call and defend the obvious right answer, which is usually far harder than one would expect. This is a summary of what Wacky Andrew will be arguing, not a representation of what real Andrew believes.~Option paralysis, having so many alternatives that you do nothing rather than committing to any one.
~So many people don’t figure out how to solve their problems because they’re always wondering if they should really solve them.
~You may dislike the choices someone else makes for you, but they’re a lot easier to live with because they carry no guilt or self-condemnation.
~The more options you forsake and the more imagination you have, it actually becomes impossible for you to be satisfied because the aggregated minor pains of all the perceived losses of all the other possibilities you gave up.
~When you have to pick between being a farmer, a blacksmith, or a trail hand, it’s relatively easy. When you have 10,000 careers to pick from, it’s impossible.
~Ever been overwhelmed at a restaurant…or an auto dealer…or watching television?
~Does the variety of Protestant denominations make life easier for people?
~The more accustomed you become to having options, the more frustrated you become whenever you don’t have them.
~Only people who get really accustomed to having a lot of choices would ever come up with the idea of relativism.
~Options create marital stress because you and your spouse don’t always see it the same way. ~There’s great comfort in authoritarian churches where all the rules and doctrines are laid out for you explicitly and are not allowed to be questioned or challenged.
~So many people don’t figure out how to solve their problems because they’re always wondering if they should really solve them.
~You may dislike the choices someone else makes for you, but they’re a lot easier to live with because they carry no guilt or self-condemnation.
~The more options you forsake and the more imagination you have, it actually becomes impossible for you to be satisfied because the aggregated minor pains of all the perceived losses of all the other possibilities you gave up.
~When you have to pick between being a farmer, a blacksmith, or a trail hand, it’s relatively easy. When you have 10,000 careers to pick from, it’s impossible.
~Ever been overwhelmed at a restaurant…or an auto dealer…or watching television?
~Does the variety of Protestant denominations make life easier for people?
~The more accustomed you become to having options, the more frustrated you become whenever you don’t have them.
~Only people who get really accustomed to having a lot of choices would ever come up with the idea of relativism.
~Options create marital stress because you and your spouse don’t always see it the same way. ~There’s great comfort in authoritarian churches where all the rules and doctrines are laid out for you explicitly and are not allowed to be questioned or challenged.
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