> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 1 topic, 22 evergreens</em></s> #### [[Human's will find explanations for inexplainable things]] [[Humans are designed to make certainty out of uncertainty]]. This [[abstraction]] is what allow us to make progress everyday in a world where almost nothing make sense. If we had to answer the [[The three main questions of life]] every single morning, we would be paralyzed with indecision. In fact, being able to extrapolate [[information]] out of extremely little stimuli is what has allowed us to [[progress]] so far. What comes from this? - [[Humans are drawn to the unknown and repelled by the known]] - [[Humans transfer their wonder into creativity]] - [[Humans are addicted to believing]] - [[Faith is an abstraction of cognitive dissonance]] - [[Children make wide assumptions about the world]] The reason that this trait is so fundamental to so many behaviors is because this is part of:: [[Humans are a product of evolution]]. This is a very selectable trait and so the things it leads to become wide spread. Combined with the similar trait [[Human's have an inability to admit that they are wrong]], this explains:: [[Humans are primarily irrational, illogical, emotional beings]]. This also leads some of the more harmful human behaviors. - [[Race is a social construct]] - [[Stereotyping has the psychological goal of comprehension and self-enhancement]] - [[We carry our childhood wounds into adulthood]] - [[Your anxiety knows your insecurities better than you do]] - [[People are radicalized when they are convinced that change is out of their control]] For more see: [[What is the cognitive effect of living in an unjust world|What is the cognitive effect of living in an unjust world?]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/GREEN *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[human behavior]], [[human advancement]], [[human survival]]