I guess I missed the point of this thread.
The ability to judge well. Where does it come from?
All the back and forth on these threads.
Some call it opinion.
It's not. It's called "philosophy."
As in your ability to judge, and your experiences, (and a bit more) all add up to give someone a "philosophy."
Example;
You read a thread. That's referred to as observation.
As it rolls round and round the noggin and someone's noggin figures out the how/what/when/why of what has been observed.
From the noggin comes ..... interpretation.
Interpretation >>>> is built on the house of "philosophy."
And philosophy (worldview in large measure) is built on experience, (experiential knowledge) and to a large measure discernment.
Where people mine for discernment (the ability to judge well) varies WIDELY but it is part, a large part of philosophy and the interpretive brain.
For example, I'm a 16 year kiddo and I am out on the town Friday night with the posse, and someone says, "Hey, let's get some drugs."
My noggin makes a play to shift into gear and experiential knowledge comes to mind, along with of course, discernment.... the ability to judge well.
I might even place my ability to judge well at someone else's feet and say, "What do you think?" and draw upon their discernment capacity.
I think the discernment of many people is lacking and they are wounded in their ability to judge well for their safety, their health, be in relationships, and many other things.
Mostly discernment helps us find what everyone seeks at some point.
Rest.
Americans are the most medicated anxious people there's ever been.
ADHD is now the rule rather than an exception.
Depression (the body cannot cope) is the real pandemic.
I think our ability to discern is busted as a nation.. Which has dire effects on people and those who they love or who love them.
I will see more of it today in ministry.
You'll see it as you look around also.
What's that old definition of insanity again?
Blessings,
Mark