I have written that I am now closer to the centrist (as the word is defined now and in my country) views than I have been few years ago, when I was sympathetic with a bit more radical leftist (once again, as defined now and in my country) opinions. I have not included the clarifications in the parentheses because I did find that interpretation obvious. Since your replies imply that my words can be interpreted differently from what I have meant, I should have been perhaps more clear. So, I do not say that I average the extreme positions and that I am close to the centrist position just because it appears to lie in the centre, and thus I will shift my opinions when the centre moves.
and you admit that your values are incoherent so readily? that is unusual but highly beneficial as a starting point.
That they are incoherent or inconsistent doesn’t mean that they are so in an obvious manner. Values are complicated and not all conflicts are easy to see, and even after being seen, they are not easy to resolve. Think about the trolley problem for example.
Edit: just to be more clear, I have to add that the (approximately) centrist position I hold means sharing some opinions which are more common on the right and others which are prevalent on the left, not being close to average on each opinion separately.
I have written that I am now closer to the centrist (as the word is defined now and in my country) views than I have been few years ago, when I was sympathetic with a bit more radical leftist (once again, as defined now and in my country) opinions. I have not included the clarifications in the parentheses because I did find that interpretation obvious. Since your replies imply that my words can be interpreted differently from what I have meant, I should have been perhaps more clear. So, I do not say that I average the extreme positions and that I am close to the centrist position just because it appears to lie in the centre, and thus I will shift my opinions when the centre moves.
That they are incoherent or inconsistent doesn’t mean that they are so in an obvious manner. Values are complicated and not all conflicts are easy to see, and even after being seen, they are not easy to resolve. Think about the trolley problem for example.
Edit: just to be more clear, I have to add that the (approximately) centrist position I hold means sharing some opinions which are more common on the right and others which are prevalent on the left, not being close to average on each opinion separately.