Mindspace
The first thing that we shall start with is a concept called mindspace. Just as the universe has space, the mind has a "space" in which it works. This is a mental space where structures such as ideas, feelings, memories, morals, metaphors. similies, and points of view (perspectives within this space), etc, are contained. This is not a physical space, but a mental one. Nevertheless, some studies have shown that the physical manifestation of the mind I speak about is simply the electromagnetic field produced by the brain. This field has structures within it that make up the landscapes I speak about. These landscapes contain within them points of view or perspectives over each mental landscape. Different people can have similar landscapes in their mindspace, but very different points of view within them. People have a variety of cultural, social and personal landscapes within their mind also, giving people differing perspectives over varying landscapes. A landscape in mindspace is not only visual, but can be moral, social and many other things which are not graphically seen. In fact, all issues that a mind can understand have a lanscape within mindspace. This mindspace has a volume and structures inside it called ideas, memories, morals, rules and points of view, among many others.
The mind's eye
Inside mindspace resides the minds eye. Again it is not physical. It is a point inside mindspace which "sees" or has a certain perspective or vantage point inside mindspace and its mental landscapes. This vantage point is exactly where point of view is found and the mind's eye is located. The mind's eye views structures within mindspace. The mind's eye not only views visual structures within mindspace, but also views moral, personal and other structures which make up landcapes which help form the mind's illusion of reality and therefore, points of view of realty. At the end of it all what one believes reality to be is simply the illusion they have about it. There are all types of structures and areas in mindspace. As many types as the mind can imagine. Since each mind contains different structures which come from differing experiences in life and differing perceptions due to physical reasons such as differences in brain, body and senses in each person, plus relativistic reasons-- which basically means each person lives in a slightly different reality--and because the mind's eye resides in different places in different people and among different structures. A corrollary emerges: nobody has exactly the same point of view in mindspace as another. It's impossible. Furthermore, radically different points of view will develop and lead to conflicts.
Things which contribute to forming points of view
Experiences
Experiences form certain structures and thus landscapes in mindspace and therefore contribute to a certain perspective about reality. Someone who has had bad experiences e.g. abusive childhood, sexual abuse, torture, lived n a wartime situation will have very different landscape formed in the mind than a person who grew up in a loving home, a place where people help each other or where life is easy, etc. Due to the different structures inside their minds, and thus different landscapes, plus the position of their mind's eyes within that mindspace, each person will end up seeng a different perspective of reality. There are several factors which contribute to point of view.
Environmental differences
Each person lives in a different place. A person's location during his/her life has a lot to do with formation of point of view. It is very different living in greenland than in Hawaii. It is different living in India than Canada. Environment includes the mental, social and cultural environment. These differences make people have a different illusion of reality and thus point of view.
Body, brain and sensory differences
Every human brain has a slightly different brain structure and therefore sees reality differently. Brains of serial killers are usually quite different than "normal" people. They usually don't feel that what they have done is wrong. While most people would fear going to jail, some people actually get off on it and like it. They like the attention or be on the spotlight. They get a sexual or adrenaline rush off of commiting crimes, including murder. Some serial killers have admitted to this reported after they were caught. Obviously, people will have different points of view just because of physical brain differences.
Differences in body structure will also change the mind's perception of reality, thus creating differences in people's points of view. Someone with something wrong with their body will perceive things differently than a "normal" healthy one.
Differences in structure of senses. A blind man will see reality in a different than a person who can see. This goes for all senses. And it is true that a blind man can still see with his/her mind's eye even if physically they can't. That is where many idiomatic expressions such as "to see the light of day" or "not to be able to see the forest for the trees." These idioms refer to the mind's eye and not the body's physical eyes. This also gives more evidence that the mind's eye is actually something that exists.
Relativistic differences
All things are relative. Everything depends on relative differences between frames of reference. Relativity says that time and space can be distorted. Time marches at different rates for each thing. Military GPS satellites must correct their clocks a fraction of a second each day so they can work properly. This is because time moves slower in space than on the surface of the earth. Space is also distorted and different for each thing in the universe. Hot could be considered cold depending on your frame of reference on what is cold or hot. A penguin might think tropical waters are hot while in the artic regions it would be confortable.
Whereas a human would find artic water unbearable. And like the expression goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Tis expression clearly includes the mind's eye as the determiner; the determiner of a persons point of view about beauty. Furthermore, the uncertainty principle
is another reason we will never see reality the same as another. There are many relativistic factors which affect one's perception of reality, and in fact show that each thing or person exists in different realities. So here we're not only talking about a perceptual difference, but a real difference between realities of each thing.
So, as we have seen, with all these factors affecting mindspace and points of view, very radically different points of view will emerge and thus conflicts will arise between people. It is no wonder that in the day to day life of the average person there conflicts all around them. It could be a divorcing couple or a jealous coworker or neighbor. Family disputes are common. Fist fights are common throughout the world. So are assaults and murders, all kinds of disagreements between people. I could go on and on. I think it is obvious that there are many conflicting points of view which ultimately arise to become conflicts.
Ideology
When a collection of points of views and landscapes come together as one unit or system, it becomes an ideology. Where there are many people with many similar points of view, an ideology is formed. When this happens, many people emerge who have similar points of view about moral, social, personal, and economic landscapes. When these people unite as one unit, such as a nation, town or political organization, etc., their combined points of view can be vectorally summed up and the resultant vector becomes an ideology. Ideology in turn is used to justify public laws, rules, and traditions. Public policy is determined by ideology. Wars and revolutions are also motivated by ideology.
World peace very unlikely
Because this world produces many radically different points of view which in turn lead to the formation of radically different ideologies. Furthermore, due to the rule of opposites, opposing ideologies will emerge with irreconcilable differences. These groups of people along with their ideologies will end up going to war with each other in order to preserve their side's ideology or point of view.
Crime-free world
On the same token, there will never be a completely safe crime-free world. Anyways, what is a crime to one could be a heroic act to another. It just depends on differences between their points of view.
Below I put a video which is called the eye of the beholder. It is an old movie and only touches on perceptual differences that make people have different points of view. It is a bit choppy in some parts because it is old. Nevertheless, it shows how different people can see the same thing differently.
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