Originally posted by Great Big SteesAs a child, though, minds are open to discovery with few if any concerns for safety or established comfort zones. As we age do our minds tend to close as a defensive measure or posture in the face of new information that may require unlearning?
I think the main one is fear of the unknown. Things that are proven are safe. Yes even the "uncomfortable" ones.
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Originally posted by PonderableExcellent insight, Ponderable, on reading vs. listening as the preferred means of perception. It's curious though that with children the opposite seems to hold true. Children will seldom read a simple storybook a second or third time but will often ask a parent to "please read that story to me again". Apparently in childhood the eye gate is lazy while in adulthood it's the ear gate that listens selectively. Thanks for resuscitating this thread.
Yes. Only that people read posts in forums, they wouldn't listen to in person...🙁
Originally posted by Grampy Bobbysometimes turning a deaf ear or a blind eye dose not mean you are not hearing or seeing.
Excellent insight, Ponderable, on reading vs. listening as the preferred means of perception. It's curious though that with children the opposite seems to hold true. Children will seldom read a simple storybook a second or third time but will often ask a parent to "please read that story to me again". Apparently in childhood the eye gate is lazy while in adulthood it's the ear gate that listens selectively. Thanks for resuscitating this thread.