Logic and consciousness : How useful are they to us ?
Logic is a relatively new concept, it emerged with consciousness, and gave us a false sense of control over our lives. We felt freed from the vagaries of life. It was considered to be the panacea, and the antidote against the rabid, mercurial nature of our existence. We wake up, make a plan, study different ways of achieving it, then we opt for the most logical path to take. In studying all the facets of a problem, we tend to overlook data that is not aligned with our thinking patterns, and our accumulated set of experiences. We, as a result, get a partial view of the whole situation on which we base our plans. Its akin to making a rash decision. In picking up a bag of chips from a supermarket shelf, we don't inquire about the origin of the potatoes, the different component of the seasoning. It would take us weeks, if not months before we could pick our snack. To circumvent that, we cheat, and use the price, the design of the wrapper, what the person next to us chooses as shortcu