Re: Rosenean theory catch-22's

[James N Rose <***>]

Judith Rosen wrote:

> I once asked my father why there was so much hostility between different groups
> of "science". He said there IS NO hostility between the sciences, the hostility
> is between the scientists... He said politics enters the picture as soon as a
> third person enters any discussion. Politics quickly becomes a religious fervor.
> It doesn't take long before human beings are ready to kill or die for their
> point of view. It's almost as if killing or dying for it strengthens the point
> of view, as in "it must be right, if he feels that strongly about it..."
>


Embellished - or made more profound - by the relation that a person's
'ideas' is effectively a representation of the 'self' of the person.
To hold to a specific idea is to present that to the world.  If the
idea is attacked/challenged, so is the 'person'.

It is normal-functioning then, for someone to steel themselves -and
their ideas- from challenge. Be they ultimatley provable 'correct'
-or- 'mistaken'.

James