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After reading an interesting discussion of the book of Isabelle Ducan, Pre-Adamite Man, Or, The Story of Our Old Planet and Its Inhabitants on Laelaps I decided to comment on the entire effort to bridge all major perspectives of reality.
I have some psychological perspective to offer on the way we as human being incorporate new information into thought patterns and belief systems.
The main claim that I’m making here is that it is more important for many people to maintain an old belief system than to move completely into a new and better one. The desire to hold both ends meaning acknowledging new information while still clinging to the old thought patterns and beliefs creates all sorts of combinations.
I’m not sure they lack value as they can offer new directions for research I’m certain that their motivation has nothing to do with the desire to find the truth. Usually the motivation behinds many of the attempts to explain scientific findings in a way that is compatible with other world views is simply an attempt to avoid “jumping’ from one paradigm to another.
The thing is at least in my humble opinion is that it is impossible to reach a certain destination without being willing to leave the previous station. We want to eat the cake and keep it at the same time it has nothing to do with rationality it is a symptom of the fear of not being supported by a belief system that can put anything and everything in an order that we like.
So... what do you think? Please leave me a comment.
