Preconceived opinions

“to have renounced all preconceived opinions in the wholehearted search for God” (Around the Year with Emmet Fox)

Opinions about what? States of affairs.

What is a preconceived opinion?

One that is conceived before (‘pre’) something.

Conceived before what?

Conceived before all the facts are known.

And here’s the catch: the facts are never known.

Why? Because not all the facts are knowable:

New facts are always in the process of occurring.

Good or bad? Depends on the facts.

So often I’ve made changes based on facts …

… that were not facts.

… or were facts but only some of the facts.

Instead: seek God not outcomes.

Seek God, and outcomes seek themselves out.