After reading Gad Saad’s “Parasitc Mind” and following our class discussion with him I more further intrigued about his discussion of the pursuit of freedom and defense of the truth. I think that in order to truly pursue the truth that some social deviance is typically necessary. For instance, Gad Saad talks about growing up resisting confromtiy and being socially deivant from a young age. In his adut years he emphasizes how political correctness is a direct limitation of freedom of speech. In the pursuit of the truth, he argues that we should not modify our language of the truth. He also further goes on to claim that we don’t need to be politically correct in scientific research. While keeping this in mind he clarifies that we should not be unecsarily rude or disrepectful in our presentation of the truth.
Today in society he claims that our pursuit of the truth is limited by what he calls idea pathogens. They alter our ability to think rationally and accept evidence based thinking. So how can we form an immunity against idea pathogens? Saad brings up the concept of homeostasis of victimology. This refers to the a mechanism in the human mind and body that tries to achieve an equilibrium state. Through reaching this equilibrium we are able to approach scientific data without biases or emotional influence. I think that Saad would claim that it is especially difficult to achieve this equilibrium status in today’s society due to the polarization of politics and strong influence that the media has.