Black and White Thinking
I’ve been accused twice this year of being too “black and white” with my thinking. The last time was while discussing my stance on being a non-voter. I was attempting to convince some people of the idea that it is better to not consent to the political system by voting especially if voting for the “lesser of two evils” or even voting third party. You can read my last post here if you want more details on some of my viewpoints on all of that.
Well since then I’ve been thinking a little bit more on the idea of black and white thinking. In my view I have a wide spectrum of ideas in my thinking. I don’t express them all because I enjoy talking about the extremes which I believe is where many solid truths are found. I used to dwell on the gray thinking for about two decades of my life. In hindsight that is fairly boring to me now. It seems to be avoiding convictions and beliefs sitting around in the gray zone. Now I feel like I’m full of a wide range of color, not just black and white. Black and white, red and yellow, and more.
Perhaps it’s not a problem at all to have some black and white thinking. I think we all do and it is likely unavoidable. Where are your convictions? Many of those things are somewhat binary. The people I was discussing the political voting system were fairly black and white with their convictions that it is an overall benefit for all of us to go out and vote. My arguments against it looked like black and their positive beliefs for voting looked like white to them. In my view it was the opposite, they are upholding corrupt systems that subjugate us all with violence and coercion – which would be black in my view. I support disengaging from that and laboring on alternative voluntary systems and if you believe in the Messiah, have Him as your King. If not at least promote good and non-violent things in place of violent extremists, aka governments.
As I’ve been lightly thinking of this idea, I think anyone with strong beliefs and convictions would have some black and white thinking in their mind, for example those who believe climate change is the biggest threat to mankind versus those who believe climate change is a hoax agenda created by the round table groups to manipulate and control mankind. There are many in the gray zone with climate change, but many have solid convictions on it. Those who believed that the COVID-19 thing was a legitimate pandemic and that those who didn’t “believe in the science” were threatening us all versus those who did not is another example. There are countless examples of this. Belief in the government (and political parties) and belief in some sect of religion are some of the most intense black and white thinking areas but most people have some black and white thinking. Playstation vs Xbox, Apple vs Microsoft or Google, Ford vs Chevy, Israel vs Gaza. Lots of it is just opinions that don’t matter much, but some are life and death type of situations.
I took a long break from politics and religion and it was very helpful. I had to deprogram my mind and clear it up from the constructs that were programmed into me from birth. I’m sure some of that remains but as I’ve come back at reconstructing my reality with a somewhat blank slate it has been pretty amazing. Reading scriptures without holding onto what I was told to think about it has given me a very different perspective on it all. Now it looks like a bunch of people showing what not to do with God patiently giving advice on a better way while watching everyone reject that. Politics are just comedy to me now, I don’t see how people can keep being pulled into whatever party they latch onto. All these systems of control are corrupt; organized government and organized religion are pretty repulsive overall – full of error. And the good, honest, sincere people trying to live according to truth are scattered and divided. Divide and conquer, the elitists are well practiced at this and seem to be winning.
Don’t really have a major point here. Just expressing some thoughts. I’d suggest we all try our best to stay open minded. Yet as you come to find amazing information that you feel and understand through your entire being – stand up for those principles and convictions. But please don’t force them on others with coercion and violence. Realize that is what governments do. So if you press your views through the government system it will more likely than not become a matter forced on everyone.