Suspension of Disbelief Suspension of disbelief is an aesthetic theory intended to characterize peoples relationships to art. It was coined by the poet and aesthetic philosopher Samuel Coleridge in 1817. It refers to the willingness of a person to accept as true the premises of a world of fiction, even if they are fantastic or impossible. It also refers to the willingness of the audience to overlook the limitations of a medium, so that these do not interfere with the acceptance of those premises. According to the theory, suspension of disbelief is a quid pro quo: the audience tacitly agrees to provisionally suspend their judgment in exchange for the promise of entertainment (wikipedia.org). Okay. So, in order to live a proper human life here on Earth, it requires not merely two hours of suspension of disbelief (such as in the case of watching a movie) but, rather, YOUR ENTIRE LIFETIME! That is, in exchange for living an entertaining and so-called meaningful life here on Earth, human beings are willing to be anti-truth for their entire lifetime! Beings arrive on Earth, suspend their critical thinking, suspend their judgment of the status quo, choose an authority figure to obey, accept any reasonable concepts and explanations that are handed down by said authority figure, accept the official party line, worship the status quo, have some fun and, then, leave.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 00:35:37 +0000
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