Rationality premise states the belief that most people are capable of
discovering the truth through logical analysis. Which seems to be a
true statement when you think of it from a logical stand point.
However the perfectibility premise states that everyone is born in
sin but are capable of achieving goodness. That statement I only
believe somewhat, just the part where is states everyone is born sin
is where I don't follow. It could be because I don't follow things
that are old Puritan ideas. Although I can see people who partake in
“bad” things could possibly achieve overall goodness. Lastly, the
mutability premise assumes that human behavior is shaped by
environmental factors and that the way to improve is to improve their
physical and psychological circumstances. That one is one of the ones
I find to be true because a lot of peoples surroundings really
influences what they do and who they are. I can see the mutability
premise being applied to someone going through school, such as K-12th
grade because where they are and the people around them really shape
who they become.
Initially I had some issues with the premise behind the perfectibility premise as well. The idea of being born into sin is like saying that we are born evil. The issue is that it kind of invalidates the mutability premise. Once I eliminated the idea of sin from the perfectibility premise though, I realized that if we are born as a blank slate, then perfection, in some form or another, is attainable. Then the issue simply becomes one of perception. What do you perceive to be perfect and what will it take to get there. Then we can apply the other two premises of rationality and mutability to find the logic course and correct environment to achieve that perfection.
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