I am always amazed, amused,
bemused and confused by those who do not subscribe to thinking.
Amazed, because these people
usually come from the scientific world, where nothing exists if you can’t prove
it or see it, yet apparently everything that they believe in is being disproven
daily as technology enables us to discover things in a new way and debunk the
old beliefs. Debunk. An interesting word. To expose the falseness of a myth or
belief, to ridicule. Some people make it their business to debunk everything
they don’t agree with. Yet how can you disprove the existence of something you
cannot prove exists. Surely it just means that you haven’t yet acquired the
necessary skills to observe it? In a world where Man’s ability to see is
limited to a very tiny part of the electromagnetic spectrum, can it ever be
said that we have seen all there is to see? Does this not mean that everything
else that exists, exists in a format we are unable to see? Most scientific
observations remain just that – an observation that because such and such
happened, so and so must have been there. Proved by supposition?
Amused, because people have
obtained Master’s Degrees and Doctorates based on scientific beliefs that have
subsequently been proved false. Do these Degrees get revoked or do you remain a
Doctor of Oops, I Was Wrong?
Bemused, because they all believe
they are right and there is absolutely no room for anyone else’s opinion. End
of conversation.
Confused, because thinkers are
open-minded and allow others to have their own beliefs without trying to make
them wrong. Because thinkers take joy in believing that any and all things are
possible in this universe of which we are an integral part, with our own
purpose in the whole and not as separate beings. Because thinkers find no
pleasure in the ridicule of others’ beliefs and feel no need to be the judge of
true or false.
It is because of fear of ridicule
or appearing less ‘normal’ than the rest of society that most of those who have
direct knowledge and connection with the realm of the afterlife keep their
knowledge to themselves. Many of them are highly respected in their societies;
you can be sure that if they made known their experiences, that respect would
disappear into the very ether from which we all come. It is only once ego can
be separated from who we really are that the truth will be made known. For
those who do not wish to know, it will not matter. Nothing can change what is.
I think it was Terry Pratchett who said the problem with an open mind was that too many people wanted to put things in it. My personal view is if you think something is unjust then "speak out even if your voice shakes" ... a lovely thought provoking piece.
ReplyDeleteCaroline has summed it up beautifully! I feel that in this world where everything we supposedly know is based on a series of "results of scientific studies" made by people with all manner of bias towards those studies, an open mind is the only way to go.
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