RE: Peace talks20 Apr 2022 21:52
otbw - back in about 2010 I was doing a course with someone who had researched the hell out of the twin towers. I politely listened for a few minutes and then pretty much avoided her for the rest of the time because I wasn't ready to hear it and I thought she was a fruitcake. Even until recently/ a few years ago when my sister would tell me things I thought she had gone a little doo-lally too. There's a saying, give me the boy until he's 7, and I'll give you the man, or words to that effect. When your pattern of thinking has been developed, it very hard to get out of that unconscious way of thinking, because the subconscious clings on to the familiar, uses neural pathways to rationalise things its familiar with, and tries to sabotage any attempts to deviate, hence why people find it hard to break a habit, or why some people continue going for the same type of partner, going from one toxic or abusive relationship as the last. We are all brought up to believe/respect our govts, media, teachers, church, police and establishment figures so questioning them isn't natural for the majority of people