Interesting post.
A tendency towards simplification may indeed be a factor in the creation of dogma in one's mind.
Interestingly I just wrote a giant post on words, labels, and absolutes. I didn't approach it from this exact angle, but I detect some similarities in our thinking anyway, and quite synchronous timing, I'd say.
Just curious... have you ever read any Wittgenstein? He explored a lot of similar concepts.
Anyway, I appreciate this thought-provoking post, may we all improve in recognizing our cognitive dissonance, elevate our use of absolutes, and handle dogma in better and better ways.
Thanks for sharing! 🙏
Nope. I have not read any Wittgenstein.
Most of this has just been observation, internal dialogs with myself, and iteration.
I am absolutely certain it has formed through interaction with people as well. Yet I can't point out any one source.
I also can be inspired by dialog with people here and that plants the seed. Then I start stream of consciousness writing and sometimes it works out. Sometimes it doesn't. :)
Appreciate the comment. I'll have a look at your post.
All good, observation and internal iteration is great. And I respect your 'stream of consciousness' process. Thanks again for sharing, and see you over there! 😁