Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26006155-20190820122909/@comment-26006155-20190909111854

The first time I seriously questioned the Bible, I had to change my mind. And I thought I was going to hell for it.

Each time I learned something new about FNAF, I had to change assumptions I'd been working under for ages. And each time, it felt like I was trying to pry my brain open with a crowbar.

The same goes for the mystery in the outside world, about the story about finding the story of FNAF. I made some bad assumptions early on, and found a model that fit some, but not 100%, of the evidence. And I stuck with that model for a very long time, feeling more sure of it the more hostility I faced.

Each time I try to make a long, detailed theory, it feels like I'm tiptoeing through a minefield. And one wrong move or assumption could mean doom, or worse.

After going through all this, it's finally getting a little easier for me to questions my own beliefs and assumptions, as well as those the majority of the world hold dear. And that might just be one of my greatest talents as a theorist.

But there are people out there who find it physically impossible to admit they've made a mistake. Even about something as innocent as a mistaken hurricane path.. they scramble to blame others, rather than having to look themselves in the mirror and apply that dreaded crowbar to their own brain.

Being open-minded is one of the most difficult things a human being can learn. But if they want to find answers.. the real answers.. it's something they must learn.