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characters of paradigm shifts

the sense of continuity

in the course of evolution of paradigms, person feels that the graph representing the evolution is uninterrupted, the function of it is continuous. person steps further and says the function is even differentiable! that is, person thinks that in their system, the ideas, axioms or any other mental elements relate to their past, previous correspondants. and person thinks those elements relate even smoothly.

the sense of was-always-like-that

this is the feeling that eventhough there is an incredible change, seeing all the same as its essence. then a duality arises: the set of frames of the change and the meta-temporal image of per.

relation, the ability to relate and sympathize, and disconnection from outer reality

to relate yourself to others feelings, ideas, situations is an ability. to sympathize is a stronger ability; it is to relate yourself to and further feel the same, think the same, be in the same, in an isolated environment.

there is a gradual, consistent decrement in my ability to sympathize. then it has happened to my ability to relate. eventually, i have started to feel disconnected from outer world. as of now, i don’t see an immadiate, obvious port from outer world to me.

i find myself often staring at people’s eyes with no emotion, no reaction.