"I
hypothesize that the reason Perception outweighs Truth is that Truth demands a
thorough examination and we all have ADHD." The Hutchings Hypothesis
There
is a pro-life poster I always see. It reads, “The supporters of abortion have
already been born”. Now on the surface, the statement seems sound and seeing
the frequency of which the statement/image/poster is used, I’d say it has even
become a linchpin for the movement. That is until you examine the truth of the
statement which is often overlooked: who better to support abortion than those
among the living? Those who have seen the ills of unwanted pregnancies,
pregnancies by abuse, the scar and shame of the woman/young girl who [to this
day in some circles] is still treated like another piece of property instead of
a living thinking being. Indeed, the supporters of abortion HAVE already been
born and because of that, they are able to say “you should have a choice”.
I
bet you look at the whole thing differently now. Perhaps the statement should
be revisited since clearly it can be pulled apart like Jenga logs.
My
boss is prone to say that every word is pregnant. If that is true – and you
know that it is, why do we continue to bandy about statements just for
[primarily] an emotional stimulus? Of course, I have just answered the question
for you. We are emotional beings. We claim to be grounded in rationality and ‘common sense’ but attach
the right thought [or even the wrong thought, no need to be proper about it] to
an emotion and instant volcanic eruption occurs. Also, the truth is not
likeable. It is a heck of a lot easier to just roll with a perception/jump to a
conclusion and/or accept the presented as a gospel as opposed to thoroughly
examining the [true] nature of a thing. The fact is, we [most of us] have
intellectual ADHD or else lazy bumps.
Imagine
what would happen if we actually researched every thought presented to us? What
would happen if we thought before we spoke – really thought about it; carefully
concentrating on every word before running wild with whatever sounds good/feels
good [or worse, riles up our often tender emotional state of being]? If we did,
we’d probably either a). shut up more till there was some truly intelligible to
say or
b).
well…. “a” pretty much sums it up.
Think
it through.
video starts off hilarious... then makes great sense. you impress yet again.
ReplyDeletean ting! brilliant yet again
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