Good to see Post Traumatic Growth referenced here! The founders of that concept, Rich Tedeschi and Lawrence Calhoun, were my primary mentors for my masters degree in Clinical/Community psychology at the University of North Carolina Charlotte.
Here is a picture of the both (Calhoun on the left). Wonderful men, in both the scientific and humanistic sense!
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Gregg
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Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 6:16 PM
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Subject: Reevaluating Beliefs
Hey Leland, Having been on both sides of the equation, I can say change is often a response to trauma, real or perceived. It’s a form of adaptive behavior driven by adverse circumstances. Very rarely do comfortable people change.
Most of you I’m sure have heard of PTSD. The other side of that is Post-Traumatic Growth. This article sums it up nicely:
With the clusterf*ck that is 2020, cherished beliefs are challenged and people are retreating into entrenched ideologies or opening up to the truth, which must be experienced a posteriori. Otherwise, it’s like a scholar “explaining” war
to a veteran. It rings hollow.
Personally, abandoning unverified belief in exchange for verifiable truth has brought a remarkable sense of balance. It’s taught me empathy and gratitude as well as peace with uncertainty. With the world as it is, maybe we need to take
our philosophy and let it go.
Eric S.
On Thursday, September 17, 2020, Leland Beaumont <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
ToK Forum Members,
Intrigued by questions that were raised when I presented Seeking Real Good to this forum, I am researching the topic of “Reexamining Beliefs”. I have recently read several books that pertain to forming beliefs and defending long-held beliefs. What I am still curious to understand is the triggers and introspective processes that result in people changing deeply held beliefs. For example, why do some people reflect on their religious beliefs and become non-theists? Why do people switch political parties, what triggers the shift from “love you forever” to “divorce you now”, why did some people shift from never Trump to Trump forever while Michael Cohen turned against him? Why do some people leave cults and others double down? What attracts people toward conspiracy theories and then what changes that causes people to abandon those theories?
I would like to be able to describe a process each of us would be motivated to use to reexamine our beliefs and progress toward true beliefs.
I will appreciate it if you can recommend reliable references on this topic.
Thanks!
Lee Beaumont
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