Re: G K Chesterton
"[...] for the majority an awful lot of guff comes in to fill the void. [...]"
Human cultures have probably always had story tellers. The stories were history, educational devices, and attempts to explain phenomena.
Only some of these categories require people to believe they are true. The ability of the human mind to imagine other scenarios - even if apparently impossible - is an exercise in forward thinking and empathy.
A person's level of formal education is largely irrelevant. It is the way of thinking that their society and learning system imbues that inclines someone to hold particular beliefs as being true. This is particularly so when their social well-being in a community depends on paying at least lip service to particular shibboleths. The human mind is adept at deluding itself beyond reason - especially when their ingrained group identity is at stake.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
