I think everyone would agree that people and cultures can have vastly different worldviews. But the farther along in life I get I find myself contemplating something more intimate and even more diverse. I think it is quite likely that the "reality" between individuals in a single group can be very different. I mean how do you know your interpretation of the world around you is the same as your best friend? You might respond by saying "it is certainly similar, we agree on so many points of view." But I need something far more intimate and granular. How does anyone know that there are very mechanism of interpreting the world is the same as anyone else's?
It's an interesting thought. It would sure help to explain the diversity in the world and that is a good thing. Myself I think I would be a little let down if I really knew that everyone had the same thought processes. In 2020 I posted a similar article titled "A Thought about Thinking" in which I touched on this issue but from a slightly different perspective, I was pondering how software designers think. This time I am considering everyone, and not just a small segment.
This is one of those rabbit hole discussions, it could go on forever. It has profound implications though because society is so used to making the broad assumption that a given group of people all think alike but that may not be the case. But it would be interesting to investigate. I just wanted to jot this idea down well it occurred to be on this Friday morning ...This post will get longer over the next few days I think.
Take care Patrick and stay tuned as always.
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