I'd guess that people believe what they see and hear because we don't have much else to go on. We see something and even if we try to understand it with reason we may never understand what truly happened. we can't completely separate it from our own perceptions. Also introspection is difficult and we don't do it for every situation. Also belief is like a form of trust in our source. If we trust our source we will often believe what they tell us.
People are afraid to emerge from their caves because to do so would be to be exposed to a bigger world, a multidimensional and highly emotional world where everything is connected and patterns are everywhere. In this big world we are all immensely powerful and at the same time terrifyingly responsible. When we are given the knowledge of our humanity and the humanity of those around us, we find it harder to hurt and to hate. When we even attempt to understand others we raise them to a high level and subsequently raise ourselves as well.
I can't go back to the dark cave of ignorance once i have seen the light but there are times when i wish i could return to that state of oblivion. For me the worst knowledge in the world is the realization that people will betray and hurt you, more so if you love them. People are all human but they cannot all be like you.
Our sources are obviously are senses and which we're biologically programmed to trust. When we see something, we don't think about whether it's real or not.
ReplyDeleteDetermining the reality of something comes second, in the wild we are "programmed" to determine whether something is edible or not. It takes another level of thinking to determine whether it might want to eat us back or if it is even what we think it is or not.
ReplyDeleteSo would you rather be hurt by someone and not know or be hurt by someone and know....which one is worse?
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