My mind seems a LOT more open than yours does, BTW.
***Let’s see. At one time I believed there were extraterrestrials flying around in flying saucers visiting this planet. Then I started reading up on both sides of the story, and now I no longer believe that but have evidence to show that they are secret weapons. Now, that means my mind was open to the possibilities that you are so melancholic about, but it is also open to other possibilities. Your mind is only open to one possibility, and not the other. Therefore, your mind is more closed and mine is more open. Read the book.
The book may be in the pile I’m picking up at the post office today from Amazon. I don’t recall. I have nothing against reading the book unless it’s too high priced.
My mind began exceedingly open about 1960.
THE FACTS and THE BEST EVIDENCE HEAVILY FILTERED
HAVE DETERMINED MY CURRENT CONCLUSIONS AND HYPOTHESES.
AGAIN—IT’S NOT MY FAULT that you have evidently had no reliable close relative or friend working in the field to better inform you.
The whole field is vastly complex. I find your explanation INSUFFICIENT to explain vast chunks of evidence . . . INCLUDING that from my relative. That’s reasonably sound assessment of the evidence—not closed mindedness.
You seem to have settled on ONE explanation—perhaps essentially from ONE BOOK. And you claim you’re less closed minded than I am. I think perhaps psychology is not your strong suit.
BTW, my PhD is in clinical psych.
When did you start studying the topic?