Coming out of hibernation.... this is one hell of an interesting thread,
but I've not had time to put in my contribution because my time is consumed
with various projects. So I'll put in my 0.02 cents worth now.
What more compelling factor in "fixation of belief" is there than the
mind-body unity of all the mind-bodies (of our body-cells) that come
together in the one mind-body that is "self"?
What about all the little animals (neurons) that are having to contend with
their own habits? Surely the group-habits of the cells of which we are
composed will establish an "attractor" (chaos theory) that will lock us
into fixed ideas until we can get the whole team (of cells) to agree to a
new set of habits?
People can incorporate new ideas swiftly, so long as these "new" ideas are
not in fact "new", but expressions of an EXISTING logic-set. It's easy to
change political opinions, for example, if we know what the different
political parties are about - but this understanding of political parties
emerges over a long period of time. But step outside of what we know, and
the fixation of belief, courtesy of the habits of the critters of which we
are comprised, will have a lot of momentum that is not changed easily.
A truly new idea will take some considerable time to emerge, especially
within a new logical framework that is establishing itself.
In other words, we are dealing more with the momentum of tornadoes and
hurricanes rather than logic-switching of circuits.
That's my 0.02 cents worth. Back to my projects...
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Newton's Laws of Emotion:
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There can be no complexity without simplicity.
Stephen Springette
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