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“I can’t foresee any set of circumstances where I will regret calling my wife and kids by nicknames.”
You see, youre giving up before even trying. Its not your job to see the future. Do you know whats going to happen in 5 minutes from now that you can say in all certainty “I can’t foresee any set of circumstances where I will regret calling my wife and kids by nicknames.”?!
When you become a fortune teller and predict the winning lotto numbers than you can say things like that. Otherwise, realize that as smart and knowledgeable a person may be, he still hasnt scratched the surface of how much wisdom is available to be known. Just focus on growing as a Jew.
If you ask a Baal Teshuvah who was formerly not religious he will probably tell you there were 1000’s of things he does now that he couldn’t foresee himself doing and 1000’s of things he now believes that he couldnt back then foresee himself believing.
There are probably numerous things in your own life that you can say this about as well. If theres any subject you dont well understand, instead of saying “I cant foresee myself….” why dont you go to a Rabbi who is well versed and believes and understands that thing that you cant “foresee yourself believing” and ask him to explain it to you.
I dont know much about quantum mechanics so I cant foresee myself believing that its true or real. Do I sound like an intelligent human being?