> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 10 evergreens</em></s> #### [[Worldviews should be open ended and adaptive]] #TO/TEND/WATER - explained by:: [[Hard rules create cognitive bias]] and [[Religion promotes high social control]]. - bad combo, if something doesn't work with your [[religion]]'s logic (or is outright forbid) you are going to be biased against it. - this leads to [[Theology preserves hierarchy through deific blessing]] - because:: [[The way systems work can create cognitive bias]] - leads to:: [[Use philosophies as far they are useful and nothing more]] [[The Christian worldview is incompatible with most other worldviews]] because [[Worldviews should not make life seem easy and simple]]. As the world continues to change and grow, we see [[Christianity]] starting to clash with modern day perspectives. ^[see [[The church will fail if christians keep aligning themselves with hate instead of love]] and [[What are the blindspots of the Christian worldview]]] While [[eastern philosophy]] like [[meditation]], [[Yoga]], and even [[Buddhism]] become more and more accepted in the west. This is because these [[worldview]]s broke down [[humanity]] to it's core elements. As we learn more about how the [[body]] and [[mind]] work, we only see more and more evidence for this viewpoint. ^[[[Ancient yogic techniques are applicable to this day]]] Even if your [[worldview]] is open-ended and adaptive, it does not always mean that you will be. [[Human's have an inability to admit that they are wrong]], but this kind of [[worldview]] and consistent practice of [[meditation]] can help you separate from the irrationality of your [[ego]] and keep your [[self]] open to new ideas: [[Karma is an open ended system of belief]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SEED *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[belief systems]], [[religion]], [[self]], [[human behavior]]