In the face of such a strongly ingrained and pervasive epidemic of perspective, there is only one tool which could affect a change; hard scientific data.
Thankfully, another thing Dr. Wilson introduced me to in his book is the BRAIN initiative program. Launched by President Obama this year (2016), by 2026 we will hopefully have made dramatic progress in physically mapping neurological activity of the brain. Most every technological advance has helped us master our bodies and our surroundings, but this one is different- it would help us understand our very perspectives.
In as little as ten years from now we may be able to see the activity of our brains and we will be able to say, “This is your brain on walls”, "this is pack identification", and "this is what good intentions look like". Though my perspective changes from time to time and from situation to situation, sometimes telling me I might be crazy to be so obsessed with walls, science has taught me that to accept what was observed is the basis of all rationalism, thus I’d be even more crazy to discount as real the way I observed both my own perspective as well as the dynamics between people to shift for the better or the worst all according to the environment they were a part of. Shame and the money we use to hide from it all gain significance from the biological failure or success of identifying with others.
As mentioned earlier, possible “entry points” of study to the effect that physical barriers such as walls or even just tents have on people are sleep and visibility, i.e. what happens to the brain during the vulnerable act of sleeping in the presence of strangers and throughout the day while in the sights of others? Is there a difference between the presence of a small number of individuals and that of a large number? What effects ensue when the group is subject to expectations commonly associated with property ownership such as time limits, what activities are performed or allowed, when/ where/ if they sleep, or how they dress?
One thing is for sure; social sciences run and hide or embrace that cause and effect from a micro to a macro scale IS possible. Human nature will be decoded like a computer, and contrary to what Hollywood may have told us, that is not such a bad reality. Perhaps what we will find is that we are just pack creatures looking for group identity- looking to feel at home.
Thankfully, another thing Dr. Wilson introduced me to in his book is the BRAIN initiative program. Launched by President Obama this year (2016), by 2026 we will hopefully have made dramatic progress in physically mapping neurological activity of the brain. Most every technological advance has helped us master our bodies and our surroundings, but this one is different- it would help us understand our very perspectives.
In as little as ten years from now we may be able to see the activity of our brains and we will be able to say, “This is your brain on walls”, "this is pack identification", and "this is what good intentions look like". Though my perspective changes from time to time and from situation to situation, sometimes telling me I might be crazy to be so obsessed with walls, science has taught me that to accept what was observed is the basis of all rationalism, thus I’d be even more crazy to discount as real the way I observed both my own perspective as well as the dynamics between people to shift for the better or the worst all according to the environment they were a part of. Shame and the money we use to hide from it all gain significance from the biological failure or success of identifying with others.
As mentioned earlier, possible “entry points” of study to the effect that physical barriers such as walls or even just tents have on people are sleep and visibility, i.e. what happens to the brain during the vulnerable act of sleeping in the presence of strangers and throughout the day while in the sights of others? Is there a difference between the presence of a small number of individuals and that of a large number? What effects ensue when the group is subject to expectations commonly associated with property ownership such as time limits, what activities are performed or allowed, when/ where/ if they sleep, or how they dress?
One thing is for sure; social sciences run and hide or embrace that cause and effect from a micro to a macro scale IS possible. Human nature will be decoded like a computer, and contrary to what Hollywood may have told us, that is not such a bad reality. Perhaps what we will find is that we are just pack creatures looking for group identity- looking to feel at home.
