Level 2 chaos, risk communication, and faith
In communities which value reason and evidence, atheism is the norm. The core reason seems the rejection of faith. There is no evidence of God and there more plausible theories for why the world is as it is (e.g. evolutionary theory, Big Bang). Yet, theists remind each other that it is important to believe anyway, to have faith.
Faith is an odd concept in the paradigm of rationality and truth-seeking. It seems the opposite of the most common definition of knowledge: well-justified belief. But, faith has been dismissed too quickly; it still …
Everything follows the path of least resistance
Everything follows the path of least resistance. And when I say “everything” I don’t mean “most things”, I mean everything.
People who are lazy are sometimes described as taking the path of least resistance. Of course, I agree (because I believe that everything takes the path of least resistance). However, this implies that hard-working, conscientious people are taking a more difficult path. They’re eschewing the path of least resistance. That’s wrong. Hard-working people …