When Truths Collide — by T.K. Thorne
At times, the need arises to hold two concepts in opposition as true. This is discombobulating.
My mind craves order and simplicity. I blame that on evolutionary biology. Our most basic level of brain development is reptilian—edible/not edible; fight/flight, sleep/wake, the red team/the blue team. It doesn’t get simpler than that. So, the brain fights the notion of something as difficult to resolve as contradictory truths.
T.K., when I read The Handmaid’s Tale years ago, I never thought I’d be living in that dystopia. Yet, here we are. Thanks for such a thought-provoking post.
It helps to have others to be scared with. Thanks, Lois!
Excellent points.