When people are asked why they think something is true, it’s not uncommon to hear the reply, “Because. That’s the way it is.” It sounds like an answer, but it’s really a placeholder, a sign that we’ve reached the edge of what we’ve examined. Most of us carry around conclusions we never consciously arrived at, having absorbed them through family, culture, schooling, or social media. Many ideas feel like “truth” because they’ve gone unchallenged long enough to become invisible.
The moment an idea stimulates discomfort, it’s valuable to examine the source of the threat.
