Parallel Worlds Within Us
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When someone expresses an idea, we disagree with, we often say, "He/She lives in a parallel universe!" or "In some world of their own!". We imply that this world is different from ours, and the speaker is a bit out of touch with reality. We believe that only in our world is everything "normal," and in their reality, such a thing cannot be. In fact, the speaker may be right. Perhaps, in their world, the football club you support really did lose. This happens because you do not accept the objective reality – your club lost the match. But it's not just other people who exist in realities parallel to yours. Often, we ourselves are in several such realities simultaneously. For example, you do not acknowledge the defeat of your favorite team, but you vote for a politician who does not represent your interests. There can be many such contradictory realities within one person. This phenomenon is deeper than simply disagreeing with the outcome of a match or...