Let’s not deny belief its rightful and important position in our lives, as we do not deny water or soil or sunshine their proper yet insufficient roles in the successful budding of a seed.
I love the timing of this piece, as I have been considering the resistance to belief and how we wait for reality to validate it. We present the possibility of belief to our conscious minds and allow it to discern whether or not it lines up close enough to reality in order to be believable. Then, once we pass that check point, we move on to public dissection, again, yearning for validation to water our belief.
I laugh as I imagine the Brothers of Wright and their initial exclamation, "We will fly!". I wonder how strong the initial belief must have been in order to pass the first check point of the subconscious. Before flying, the only framework by which to pass that belief through was filled with planeless skies, flapping wings, and Newtons g = 9.81M/r2. And that came before the laughter..
Im not sure I'm ready to accept that logic and reason are necessary chaperons of belief. Could it be that logic and reason can only act as inhibitors of belief, our egos defense against movement into the unknown? Are some of these inhibitions easier to overcome simply do to the time spent in the collective subconscious?
The example of the boy faced with a dare...What if he believed with his entire being that he would survive a leap from beyond what has been deemed possible by logic and reason? Does the fall kill him or is it the lack of belief?
Could it be that Belief is both necessary and sufficient? Seems logical, honestly.
A.J., my Brother,
I love the timing of this piece, as I have been considering the resistance to belief and how we wait for reality to validate it. We present the possibility of belief to our conscious minds and allow it to discern whether or not it lines up close enough to reality in order to be believable. Then, once we pass that check point, we move on to public dissection, again, yearning for validation to water our belief.
I laugh as I imagine the Brothers of Wright and their initial exclamation, "We will fly!". I wonder how strong the initial belief must have been in order to pass the first check point of the subconscious. Before flying, the only framework by which to pass that belief through was filled with planeless skies, flapping wings, and Newtons g = 9.81M/r2. And that came before the laughter..
Im not sure I'm ready to accept that logic and reason are necessary chaperons of belief. Could it be that logic and reason can only act as inhibitors of belief, our egos defense against movement into the unknown? Are some of these inhibitions easier to overcome simply do to the time spent in the collective subconscious?
The example of the boy faced with a dare...What if he believed with his entire being that he would survive a leap from beyond what has been deemed possible by logic and reason? Does the fall kill him or is it the lack of belief?
Could it be that Belief is both necessary and sufficient? Seems logical, honestly.