Topic: Making Changes
Those who specialize in defining truth sometimes speak of "naive realism." It's something we all need in healthy doses to get through the day. Without it, we'd have to start back at Day One, doing an indepth analysis of everything we see before making the most mundane decision.
There is nothing scientific about naive realism. When we act on it, we are not setting out to prove anything beyond the shadow of a doubt. Our actions, choices, and assumptions are based on what seems obvious, in spite of the fact that many of those assumptions are based on illusions that we have been taught to accept without question.
Old people who are "set in their ways" have a lot in common with youngsters who do not know enough to question what they see.
Naive realism works well for mundane tasks. How I sweep my kitchen floor doesn't matter much. When it comes to decisions that impact our world, though, we need the attitude of hymnist Clara H. Scott: "open my eyes that I may see glimpses of truth....." that "set me free."
