Simplifying the Ridiculously Complex
Human beings are a simpleminded lot. In order to make the world a bit more comprehensible, we tend to take HUGE, COMPLEX issues and simplify them in ways that "boil it all down" and appeal to our "common sense."Early man simplified the world by creating "gods" that watched over us and responded to ritualistic behavior by bending nature to favor the pious - providing timely rain for crops or plent…