Everything one thinks and reasons is based on a set of assumptions one has. These assumptions color the perception one has in the world, and as a result, they solidify what one "knows" to a point where they are often unwilling to acknowledge those things that conflict with those assumptions.
The full collection of assumptions come together into a paradigm. The word "paradigm" is based on the Greek word "paradeigma," which means "pattern" or "model." This is an apt description; a pattern of thought based on the threads of one's assumptions of reality make up a person's paradigm.
So, if a paradigm is a model of reality based on one's assumptions, what happens when an assumption changes? The whole of one's perception of the world changes with it. The paradigm shifts, and with it, one's thinking. Interestingly, once a paradigm changes, it puts other assumptions into a new light, revealing the flaws that encourages those assumptions to be rejected, replaced with new, more correct assumptions. The whole process of changing one's underlying assumptions to view the world in a new light is known as a Paradigm shift.
With any luck, this blog will encourage a paradigm shift for you... or at least give you something to think about.
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