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I translated as I have an article I wrote some time ago, you can find it in Spanish here: http://es.sott.net/article/20316-El-separatismo-consensuado-fragmentacion-del-conocimiento-y-el-adoctrinamiento-hacia-la-estupidez
The matter is typical in all sectors not connect the dots regarding the knowledge of things, which I called consensual separatism because it is an ingrained habit in which most people of all social and scientific, and that no allows to arrive at an objective map of reality. Sorry for grammatical errors that may have.
Consensual separatism
There exists a world and an objective truth. And in this world there are many branches that make up what we consider the reality. And since the reality is fragmented, each civilization, culture, religion, group and / or individual gives a particular interpretation to these fragments comes from its idiosyncrasies. Therefore, those interpretations may be erroneous, lacking data, framed by the characteristic subjective frame of humanity.
Moreover, since the average person on the street passing by the most avid researcher, we can see that it is customary to focus on a few aspects of what makes up all Reality, and worse, not tend to associate with some other aspects. When it comes to weather, not is talk of sociology. When it comes to conspiracies, psychology infrequently discussed. If we study issues related to human development - which is often called spirituality-, do not talk about the Pathocracy.
With these words I want to start a little analysis of what it means for the human whole focusing only on a number of aspects of Reality and ignore others who truly globally if exercise is done to connect the dots and understand that the Reality is one and that's our job search relations between the fragments, we would have the entire map, and we could live with knowledge and acting accordingly in each specific situation or particular historical moment.
Have data and understanding
"With ordinary thinking, people do not distinguish between knowing and understanding. They think that the more they know the more to understand's. Why accumulate knowledge or what they call them, but do not know how it stacks understanding and not care to know. "G. I. Gurdjieff
The first problem we encounter when boarding any subject, is that of understanding. In this age we have access to a wealth of information. Exists an infinite range of options when it comes to inform unprecedented in history. But there is a very wide availability of information at our fingertips, we are not necessarily smarter or we are more prepared for the circumstances of life. Simply know more. And does not mean that we know more things than we are in some way our ancestors? No. Because have data is not the same as understanding.
The study of Reality is not based solely on the collection of information and data. It is necessary to integrate the knowledge learned within oneself.
Have data to have specific information about something without having understood or taken to application. Can be learn many things, have a lot of information by reading books or listening to lectures, but the simple information does not produce transformative results in the Being of any individual. Wrote philosophy professor Jacob Needleman:
Reality the studies on, so they can be useful and transformers in a person, have to be understood, ie , integrated in the Being. The knowledge learned is valid only in this way. Understand, then, is to integrate within itself specific information, making it part of oneself. Unlike the know, that only has to do with the intellect, understanding is the assimilation of information at both intellectually and emotionally and even physically.
The study of Reality does not end in understanding. Understanding the student carries practical knowledge assimilated and integrated information. Knowledge is the practical application of learning and understanding at the time, position and required field. Knowledge is know-how. What good is it to know something if we do not have the proper knowledge to use it?
To understand in a practical way what we are talking, we will exemplify. Imagine a person who opens the TV and he have to watch the news. The presenter we "reports" - or misinform- about the atrocities being committed in a war zone. Generally, the reaction of this person is usually a certain disinterest, since then will the sports news of the day and peace here and then glory. In part, this is because the mass media acts that way, and partly because our viewers not understanding what is happening. Just have some data, and even though he knows that are being committing murder and injustice, does not really matter too much. If I did a comprehension, first would wonder why these things happen. Informing oneself a little more and doing an exercise of empathy for that situationmay get at least minimally in the skin of the event, and therefore, to understand some of what happens. And that fact, though it may seem insignificant at first sight, is an act that changes the perception of the subject he is interested.
Extrapolate this exercise into our daily lives. Imagine again our hypothetical viewer, that his workplace has a clash with a fellow because he has spoken evil, disrespected him yelling and takes all day in a bad mood. Well, our boy/girl has the option of entering that game "to see who is stronger" or avoid the situation as he/she can. After the discussion, he/she can only worry about the lack of respect he/she has suffered, what others think of what they have seen, their own emotions, etc.., Or the option to exercise an act of understanding.
Consensual separatism
In a form somewhat strange - to describe somehow the next habit-, specialization in all branches of knowledge has provoked a conscious or unconscious the emergence of a consensus separatism between some branches of knowledge. As I mentioned at the beginning that when talking about a branch of science, it is often associated with other-or not enough-, because sometimes it seems that a branch can be even antagonist to study of different things. Yes, the concept of "consensual separatism" is an oxymoron in the making, but it is a reality that not only are in the field of science, but on society as a whole, as people have a tendency to classify the components of Reality unbonded between them, indeed, split. And all agrees that it is right. Therefore, the consensual separatism is the custom to spread the knowledge without just creating a link between the parties, being well accepted by the majority.
I will put them some examples. Are only examples I've found in my life, but I hope will be useful to understand what I mean.
For circumstances of life, I have had enough contact with people seeking spirituality - or what they think is spirituality-. These people, as input, usually sharply in demarcated a barrier between "matters of the spirit" and social issues in which they may be living. They live immersed in a bubble in which there is no interest in knowing the environment in which cohabit with others, because they believe that only need to focus on the spiritual, the soul, and to think about the bad things that occur is demean and lower they vibrations of consciousness - I know it's a meaningless word salad, but I assure you I have heard more than once.
But if these people do not know what happens in the real world in which they live, can be victims of their ignorance. Because maybe they are consuming food injurious to health, or buy products that have been made by children in terrible conditions, or have their money kept in a bank that feeds the proliferation of nuclear weapons. In this context, what is the focus on "spiritual matters" if with small acts are contributing in one way or another to continue evil scenarios on the planet?
But if these people do not know what happens in the real world in which they live, can be victims of their ignorance. Because maybe they are consuming food injurious to health, or buy products that have been made by children in terrible conditions, or have their money kept in a bank that feeds the proliferation of nuclear weapons. In this context, what is the focus on "spiritual matters" if with small acts are contributing in one way or another to continue evil scenarios on the planet?
Also, and this is usually common, I met people outraged with the capitalist system and to advocate for change, but who fail to understand - although report it_that the blame for the current situation is not capitalism per se, but rather the cause is the Pathocracy, and that capitalism is a symptom of this. But equally, it seems difficult that people make relations between psychopathology and politics or systems analysis, and which may even mock and reject it categorically.
And in this case, if it is not the appropriate relationship between politics and psychopathology, we will always be victims of Pathocracy, either under the name of capitalism, socialism, etc..
No one is exempt from falling into consensual separatism. It is a deeply rooted habit in civilization. Each person or group perceives reality in a particular way, and that framework that not allows them to move not see beyond what is imposed. So it's hard to find groups who focus on spiritual and political issues at the same time, or ufology and psychology at a time, or nutrition and religions. If the branches of knowledge are linked objectively to each other, we can see that all that exists is related, and to focus or specialize in just a few branches of knowledge does not help us too much time to understand the reality as a whole.
Deepening the individual aspect of each person, we find another example of separatism consensual and that affects the understanding of oneself and the environment. One can come to realize how destructive it is the system or society as a whole is in a process of rapid degradation; prevailing consumerism, individualism, vanity, competition among peers, the lack of critical thinking, etc. . etc.. Everyone blames politicians, Hollywood, television and everything that can condition the population. But does anyone think that the corruption of society begins with schooling? Schooling is something mentioned in social criticism, but people think it's still a sacred cow. Schooling is the indoctrination into stupidity. John Taylor Gatto, in his book "The Secret History of education," says:
It can get branded as farfetched to consider that stupidity is taught, but if we analyze creativity, critical thinking and value judgments of ordinary citizens, will find that such an assessment is unfortunately very true. Think of the predisposition to behave gregariously, or how we are easily manipulated - remember the effect of the third person not to fall into the idea of believing oneself as "not manipulable. Pusillanimity and consequent social gregariousness are characteristic completely erased the ability to think for oneself, and therefore have the option to live freely.
"No one is more slave than that is free is not." Goethe
The matter is typical in all sectors not connect the dots regarding the knowledge of things, which I called consensual separatism because it is an ingrained habit in which most people of all social and scientific, and that no allows to arrive at an objective map of reality. Sorry for grammatical errors that may have.
Consensual separatism
There exists a world and an objective truth. And in this world there are many branches that make up what we consider the reality. And since the reality is fragmented, each civilization, culture, religion, group and / or individual gives a particular interpretation to these fragments comes from its idiosyncrasies. Therefore, those interpretations may be erroneous, lacking data, framed by the characteristic subjective frame of humanity.
Moreover, since the average person on the street passing by the most avid researcher, we can see that it is customary to focus on a few aspects of what makes up all Reality, and worse, not tend to associate with some other aspects. When it comes to weather, not is talk of sociology. When it comes to conspiracies, psychology infrequently discussed. If we study issues related to human development - which is often called spirituality-, do not talk about the Pathocracy.
With these words I want to start a little analysis of what it means for the human whole focusing only on a number of aspects of Reality and ignore others who truly globally if exercise is done to connect the dots and understand that the Reality is one and that's our job search relations between the fragments, we would have the entire map, and we could live with knowledge and acting accordingly in each specific situation or particular historical moment.
Have data and understanding
"With ordinary thinking, people do not distinguish between knowing and understanding. They think that the more they know the more to understand's. Why accumulate knowledge or what they call them, but do not know how it stacks understanding and not care to know. "G. I. Gurdjieff
The first problem we encounter when boarding any subject, is that of understanding. In this age we have access to a wealth of information. Exists an infinite range of options when it comes to inform unprecedented in history. But there is a very wide availability of information at our fingertips, we are not necessarily smarter or we are more prepared for the circumstances of life. Simply know more. And does not mean that we know more things than we are in some way our ancestors? No. Because have data is not the same as understanding.
The study of Reality is not based solely on the collection of information and data. It is necessary to integrate the knowledge learned within oneself.
Have data to have specific information about something without having understood or taken to application. Can be learn many things, have a lot of information by reading books or listening to lectures, but the simple information does not produce transformative results in the Being of any individual. Wrote philosophy professor Jacob Needleman:
"[...] The philosophical ideas do not change anything in the life of an individual. Without the practical knowledge how to bring great ideas to heart and even body tissuesthe philosophy can not take us very far." [Lost Christianity]
Reality the studies on, so they can be useful and transformers in a person, have to be understood, ie , integrated in the Being. The knowledge learned is valid only in this way. Understand, then, is to integrate within itself specific information, making it part of oneself. Unlike the know, that only has to do with the intellect, understanding is the assimilation of information at both intellectually and emotionally and even physically.
The study of Reality does not end in understanding. Understanding the student carries practical knowledge assimilated and integrated information. Knowledge is the practical application of learning and understanding at the time, position and required field. Knowledge is know-how. What good is it to know something if we do not have the proper knowledge to use it?
To understand in a practical way what we are talking, we will exemplify. Imagine a person who opens the TV and he have to watch the news. The presenter we "reports" - or misinform- about the atrocities being committed in a war zone. Generally, the reaction of this person is usually a certain disinterest, since then will the sports news of the day and peace here and then glory. In part, this is because the mass media acts that way, and partly because our viewers not understanding what is happening. Just have some data, and even though he knows that are being committing murder and injustice, does not really matter too much. If I did a comprehension, first would wonder why these things happen. Informing oneself a little more and doing an exercise of empathy for that situationmay get at least minimally in the skin of the event, and therefore, to understand some of what happens. And that fact, though it may seem insignificant at first sight, is an act that changes the perception of the subject he is interested.
Extrapolate this exercise into our daily lives. Imagine again our hypothetical viewer, that his workplace has a clash with a fellow because he has spoken evil, disrespected him yelling and takes all day in a bad mood. Well, our boy/girl has the option of entering that game "to see who is stronger" or avoid the situation as he/she can. After the discussion, he/she can only worry about the lack of respect he/she has suffered, what others think of what they have seen, their own emotions, etc.., Or the option to exercise an act of understanding.
Consensual separatism
In a form somewhat strange - to describe somehow the next habit-, specialization in all branches of knowledge has provoked a conscious or unconscious the emergence of a consensus separatism between some branches of knowledge. As I mentioned at the beginning that when talking about a branch of science, it is often associated with other-or not enough-, because sometimes it seems that a branch can be even antagonist to study of different things. Yes, the concept of "consensual separatism" is an oxymoron in the making, but it is a reality that not only are in the field of science, but on society as a whole, as people have a tendency to classify the components of Reality unbonded between them, indeed, split. And all agrees that it is right. Therefore, the consensual separatism is the custom to spread the knowledge without just creating a link between the parties, being well accepted by the majority.
I will put them some examples. Are only examples I've found in my life, but I hope will be useful to understand what I mean.
For circumstances of life, I have had enough contact with people seeking spirituality - or what they think is spirituality-. These people, as input, usually sharply in demarcated a barrier between "matters of the spirit" and social issues in which they may be living. They live immersed in a bubble in which there is no interest in knowing the environment in which cohabit with others, because they believe that only need to focus on the spiritual, the soul, and to think about the bad things that occur is demean and lower they vibrations of consciousness - I know it's a meaningless word salad, but I assure you I have heard more than once.
But if these people do not know what happens in the real world in which they live, can be victims of their ignorance. Because maybe they are consuming food injurious to health, or buy products that have been made by children in terrible conditions, or have their money kept in a bank that feeds the proliferation of nuclear weapons. In this context, what is the focus on "spiritual matters" if with small acts are contributing in one way or another to continue evil scenarios on the planet?
But if these people do not know what happens in the real world in which they live, can be victims of their ignorance. Because maybe they are consuming food injurious to health, or buy products that have been made by children in terrible conditions, or have their money kept in a bank that feeds the proliferation of nuclear weapons. In this context, what is the focus on "spiritual matters" if with small acts are contributing in one way or another to continue evil scenarios on the planet?
Also, and this is usually common, I met people outraged with the capitalist system and to advocate for change, but who fail to understand - although report it_that the blame for the current situation is not capitalism per se, but rather the cause is the Pathocracy, and that capitalism is a symptom of this. But equally, it seems difficult that people make relations between psychopathology and politics or systems analysis, and which may even mock and reject it categorically.
And in this case, if it is not the appropriate relationship between politics and psychopathology, we will always be victims of Pathocracy, either under the name of capitalism, socialism, etc..
No one is exempt from falling into consensual separatism. It is a deeply rooted habit in civilization. Each person or group perceives reality in a particular way, and that framework that not allows them to move not see beyond what is imposed. So it's hard to find groups who focus on spiritual and political issues at the same time, or ufology and psychology at a time, or nutrition and religions. If the branches of knowledge are linked objectively to each other, we can see that all that exists is related, and to focus or specialize in just a few branches of knowledge does not help us too much time to understand the reality as a whole.
Deepening the individual aspect of each person, we find another example of separatism consensual and that affects the understanding of oneself and the environment. One can come to realize how destructive it is the system or society as a whole is in a process of rapid degradation; prevailing consumerism, individualism, vanity, competition among peers, the lack of critical thinking, etc. . etc.. Everyone blames politicians, Hollywood, television and everything that can condition the population. But does anyone think that the corruption of society begins with schooling? Schooling is something mentioned in social criticism, but people think it's still a sacred cow. Schooling is the indoctrination into stupidity. John Taylor Gatto, in his book "The Secret History of education," says:
Ordinary people send their children to school to be smart, but what modern schooling teaches is stupidity. It is a religious idea out of hand. You have to accept this, however, to realize that this kind of economy would be threatened if too many smart people knew too. [...]
The stupidity of the old used to be simple ignorance. Now ignorance has been turned into permanent mathematical categories of relative stupidity like "gifted and talented", "main group" or "special education." Categories in which learning is rationed for the good of a system of order. Stupid people no longer simply ignorant. Now is indoctrinated, their minds conditioned with substantial doses of commercially prepared disinformation purposes reassuring.
Jacques Ellul, whose book Propaganda is a reflection on the phenomenon, advised us that prosperous children are more susceptible than others to the effects of schooling, because they are promised more comfort and safety in exchange for permanent total surrender:
The new stupidity is particularly deadly to middle-class kids or medium-high, and multiple superficial facts pressures to conform imposed by the outside world usually lightly rooted parents. When they become adults, they are convinced they have to know something because their degrees and licenses so they say."Critical judgment disappears altogether, because in no way can ever be collective critical judgment [...] The individual can not continue to judge for himself because inevitably relates his thoughts with the whole complex of values and prejudices established by propaganda. Regard political situations, the facts give value judgments invested with the power of truth [...] the word of experts. "
They remain so convinced until an unexpectedly brutal divorce, a reduction in average staff age or mindless panic attacks disrupt the precarious balance of their incomplete humanity, their stillborn adult lives. [...]
Ellul describes it:
Once the best kids are broken by a system, morally they disintegrate, becoming dependent on group approval. A National Merit student of my own family once wrote that his dream was to be "a small part of a great machine." That broke my heart. What stunned by the school kids can not do is think for themselves or ever staying put for long without feeling crazy. Boys and girls show dependence idiots exploitable in many ways by the elderly specialists in it."The individual has no opportunity to exercise judgment whether in matters of principle or his implications. This leads to atrophy of a faculty not easily exercised under [the best] conditions [...] Once personal judgment and critical faculties have disappeared or have atrophied, not simply reappear when propaganda delete [...] would take years of intellectual and spiritual education to restore these powers. Whoever is under the influence of propaganda, to be deprived of a propaganda immediately adopt another. This will save the agony of being vis a vis an event without an opinion drawn up. "
It can get branded as farfetched to consider that stupidity is taught, but if we analyze creativity, critical thinking and value judgments of ordinary citizens, will find that such an assessment is unfortunately very true. Think of the predisposition to behave gregariously, or how we are easily manipulated - remember the effect of the third person not to fall into the idea of believing oneself as "not manipulable. Pusillanimity and consequent social gregariousness are characteristic completely erased the ability to think for oneself, and therefore have the option to live freely.
"No one is more slave than that is free is not." Goethe