The law of inertia states:
“A body at rest remains at rest, and a body in motion moves in a uniformly straight course, unless some force acts on it from outside.”
In other words, objects resist change. People do too. We all have an aversion to change, even when we are presented with proof that we are in error. It is easier to cling to pre-
The brilliant Greek thinker, Aristotle (384-
Another example was the thinking about blood in the body. Early thinkers like Galen believed that there were two types of blood in the human body and that they ebbed and flowed then evaporated. It was the genius Leonardo DaVinci (1452-
Leonardo DaVinci once wrote:
“There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, and those who do not see.”
He was exactly right. Many of us see only what we want to see and hear only what we want to hear. We refuse to change even when we are shown to be wrong.
In matters of Bible understanding we must be careful as well. We may become too comfortable in our own beliefs. Remember, the Bible challenges us to “prove all things” (I Thessalonians 5:21). Again the apostle commands “prove your own selves” (II Corinthians 13: 5) Like the noble Bereans, we must “search the Scriptures daily” whether things are so (Acts 17: 11).
Larry
Sources: World Book Encyclopedia, Article by Tom Ballard Jr. On-