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Yeah this is an interesting relationship between interconnected concepts: principles, beliefs and convictions. I agree with your assertion regarding the degree

Yeah this is an interesting relationship between interconnected concepts: principles, beliefs and convictions. I agree with your assertion regarding the degree to which a principle guides behavior. And id probably walk back my original position somewhat, because having a principle and adhering to it absolutely and fanatically is untenable at most and inconvenient at least. Still, I'd argue there's value in a human engaging in some sort of periodic "principles audit" to take stock of their past behaviors/actions and recalibrate future behavior. Then again, I'm an optimist....

solid_fuel 6mo ago
> Still, I'd argue there's value in a human engaging in some sort of periodic "principles audit" to take stock of their past behaviors/actions and recalibrate future behavior. I do agree with this. I would call it "introspection" and a healthy person should be fairly introspective in general, either taking dedicated time to consider their actions and beliefs, or continually keeping them in mind when making decisions.