We posit that the world works in particular ways. We posit that certain cause/effect relationships exist. We posit that people behave in particular ways for particular reasons. This all occurs inside our heads, based upon the things that we have observed, experienced, and been taught.
The things that we posit may be more or less accurate …
We posit that the world works in particular ways. We posit that certain cause/effect relationships exist. We posit that people behave in particular ways for particular reasons. This all occurs inside our heads, based upon the things that we have observed, experienced, and been taught.
The things that we posit may be more or less accurate or totally inaccurate--and the reality is that we cannot know for sure about some (indeed many) of these things... about the ACTUALITY. We also tend to simplify things a great deal even when we actually do have an accurate understanding or assessment.
Our relationship with the world and with each other IS imaginary in that we rely upon gross simplifications of not fully understood things and we weave these things into a narrative that makes sense even when reality, itself, does not make sense. It exists and is made manifest WITHIN our imagination.
The story that you start with influences all the stories that come after it--even if you end up totally rejecting the story that you started with.
We use narrative and fit things into narrative in order to gain comprehension (and control or the illusion of control)--because we inherently see the world and our passage through it as a narrative.
Some narratives are "better" in that these narratives can be used to predict things because they resemble actuality closely enough within the realm of our perceptions. Some narratives are preferred because we find them comfortable or comforting or they increase our own value in our own eyes. For some people THAT comfort is the overriding reason to choose the narrative that they choose.
Some narratives are so discordant with reality that the holder of them cannot survive in reality.
Narratives about purely human factors/events are far more plastic and able to cover a wider range of "realities" without critical failure (without killing you outright).
We posit that the world works in particular ways. We posit that certain cause/effect relationships exist. We posit that people behave in particular ways for particular reasons. This all occurs inside our heads, based upon the things that we have observed, experienced, and been taught.
The things that we posit may be more or less accurate or totally inaccurate--and the reality is that we cannot know for sure about some (indeed many) of these things... about the ACTUALITY. We also tend to simplify things a great deal even when we actually do have an accurate understanding or assessment.
Our relationship with the world and with each other IS imaginary in that we rely upon gross simplifications of not fully understood things and we weave these things into a narrative that makes sense even when reality, itself, does not make sense. It exists and is made manifest WITHIN our imagination.
The story that you start with influences all the stories that come after it--even if you end up totally rejecting the story that you started with.
We use narrative and fit things into narrative in order to gain comprehension (and control or the illusion of control)--because we inherently see the world and our passage through it as a narrative.
Some narratives are "better" in that these narratives can be used to predict things because they resemble actuality closely enough within the realm of our perceptions. Some narratives are preferred because we find them comfortable or comforting or they increase our own value in our own eyes. For some people THAT comfort is the overriding reason to choose the narrative that they choose.
Some narratives are so discordant with reality that the holder of them cannot survive in reality.
Narratives about purely human factors/events are far more plastic and able to cover a wider range of "realities" without critical failure (without killing you outright).
TY for the book info I will check it out :)