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RE: Changing Our Minds is to Change Ourselves and Who We Are

in #psychology6 years ago (edited)

I think this exists in many aspects of our lives, not just with political beliefs. I try to have an open mind with nearly everything because I was very close minded previously and have since expanded my consciousness.

I think one of the best examples of this is the flat earth versus globe earth argument. Both sides swear that they are correct. The mainstream obviously is in the bag for globe earth. The problem is people can’t think objectively. Neil degrasse is obnoxious in his vehement denial of the flat theory. Instead of putting people down with good explanation and data he just says that it’s ridiculous. I don’t know which to believe; both theories have merit. There is great evidence of the planet being flat or it could be unbelievably larger (and round) than we could even imagine. Seeing the mountain in France I think it is from a large number of miles away (I don’t specifically remember if it’s over a hundred or not, but according to the math for curvature it should never be visible at the distance yet it is) is one example that gives good credence to it being flatter than the calculations allow. I am not saying we live on a disc but do I think we live on a marble the size they say? No I don’t. People cling to the belief vociferously because it’s familiar to them and we can’t grow as a society or civilization if we cannot think open minded or objectively about things be they political, spiritual or scientific.
Just my opinion of course!

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So no other planet is a disk, but the earth alone is, and that works out how? the arguments in favor of a flat earth aren't supported by any real evidence of an actual flat earth, merely hyper-skepticism based on a counter-mainstream polarized view. Whereas a globe does have evidence in the form of corroborated cartography and even technological evidence from higher elevations on the planet like the space station. I am open minded, but not to psy-ops.

I said that I don’t think it’s a disc but is it a globe with the dimensions they tell us? I don’t think it is.
Cartography doesn’t account for spots in the South Pacific that are not on any map. There’s swaths of regions that don’t register.
Watch some YouTube videos made by Jeranism. I don’t agree with everything he says, people call him a shill but I think he makes compelling points and arguments.
I am simply saying keeping an open mind is imperative. Rejecting information outright is bias; bias is as bad as cognitive dissonance. i Don’t believe this is a psy-op, it’s just challenging preconceived notions about where we live. I can’t begin to imagine what the place we live actually looks like.

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