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Why Don’t I Understand?
Because there will always be things I just don’t understand. And that’s a good thing.
Some are emotional. I know people who feel certain ways about certain things that I simply cannot fathom for myself. No judgments, this is just a statement of fact.
Some are a matter of logic. Some judgment here, given notions like flat-earthers, racists, anti-vaxers, misogynists, Trump supporters, and the like. I just don’t understand how logic and reason can go out the window for easily disproven beliefs.
For a long time, I have said that life is about learning new things. There is always something new to be learned, and mysteries to understand. Things happen that need to be explored, good and bad, in order to be dealt with, understood, and in some instances prevented from recurring.
Despite this, there are things that I know I just won’t understand. I can apply all the emotion, logic, and reason I know, and it still won’t make any sense to me.
Yet because of my empathic nature, I not only want to understand it but in some cases, I want to fix it.
Do you think the earth is flat? Let me show you all the reasons why this is untrue. Do you believe that women are somehow inferior to men? I want to help you to see how this is not the…
