It is Not Called Blind for Nothing
Late in the 19th and early 20th Centuries, there were two philosophically and scientifically major incidents that should have taught us much. Unfortunately, it seems, most of us never learn and keep repeating the same thing over and over again while totally convinced that they are very civilized, sophisticated, reasonable and logical.
The two incidents are very interesting:
The first was in late 1890's in a conference for the world's most elite physicists and mathematicians, the chairman of the conference expressed his sorrow for the next generation of scientists since all the major theoretical problems in Physics had been solved and there is no more room for the future generation to discover or invent. Few years later in 1905, Albert Einstein published Five short papers in a span of six months that turned the way we see the universe in a way that we cant even imagine..... the Relativity was born.
The second was after WW I: Russell and Whitehead (the pinnacle of mathematics at the time) took on the task of developing a perfect mathematical system that could solve any problem and represent any known physical system. And Surprise .... in 1931 Kurt Gödel, a reclusive Mathematician published his "Incompleteness Theorem" which says in plain English that no system of any kind that is powerful AND consistent (i.e. a system that is really capable of solving any problem and contains no contradictions) could ever be complete (i.e. perfect). He proved his theorem beyond doubt using the mathematics that was supposed to be perfect.
Now in the early years of the 21st Century, almost a full century after those two major eye-opening episodes, we still at it. We use half-baked studies, biased research or false information to over-medicate people only to discover that it was all wrong. Or, to modify the educational system only to realize that it was all a mistake. Or, to support a war only to discover it was based on a huge deception and falsehood. Or, to support slavery only to discover it was a really big immoral thing to do. Or, to support Affirmative action then oppose it. Or, support welfare then oppose it. Or support death penalty then oppose it then support it again. Or .... well .... there is so many more to write.
The question is: why many of us still do that? Why many of us still think that their point of view or idea is "perfect" or "Right beyond question" ?
I think it is the "Blind Faith" in what we read, think or even believe in.
Some of us believe Solely in science, others solely in Religion, still others solely in themselves.
Blind faith in whatever we believe in makes us totally blind to the facts and reality around us.
GOD HIMSELF, never asked anyone of us humans to believe in Him blindly. And Gödel (is it by mere coincidence that his last name is Gödel?!!!!!) proved that Science is telling us the same thing.
So why do some of us blindly believe that what they say is totally correct?
Why some of us can't be humble and realize that they could be wrong?
Why some of us don’t admit that they are wrong when all the facts point to that direction?
Why some of us shield their eyes so they cant see the other side of the coin?
Why some of us think that their personal experiences represent the whole truth of the world and society?
Nothing in this world is absolute, not science, not our understanding of our religion, not our social convictions, not our ideas about what is right and what is wrong.
Scientists ignore all scientific methods when they talk about religion, and Theologians forget their religious principles when they talk about science, conservatives forget about Conservatism when they govern, and liberals forget about Liberties when they govern.
Every one, or most nowadays anyway, think they are perfect beyond a doubt in his own world. while everything we know tells us NOTHING is perfect and moderation and open-mindedness is a must.
But, Is anyone listening? I doubt it.
If we realize that, the world could be much better place than it is right now.