Knowing versus 'Knowing' 161I should emphasize that it is the relationship between Mercy feelings
and Perceiver knowing which causes mental uncertainty and not the
absolute level of either Mercy emotion or Perceiver confidence. Everyone
can potentially have feelings of doubt. The only difference is that a person
with a stronger sense of Perceiver knowing can handle more emotional
pressure before entering the threshold of uncertainty. Similarly, if
Perceiver thought is highly mesmerized, then it takes that much more
Perceiver logic to threaten emotional 'knowing.' Because it is a relative
standard, it must be drawn relative to either Perceiver or Mercy thought. In
the diagram below, it is shown as a line above and below the current level
of Perceiver knowing. If the strength of Mercy feelings approaches this
level of knowing, then there will be mental uncertainty.
In Picture 1, emotion is weak enough for Perceiver knowing to work.
In Picture 2, emotion is strong enough for Mercy 'knowing' to operate.
In Picture 3, Perceiver thought will be uncertain about the fact.It is this intermediate stage of uncertainty which prevents Perceiver
facts and Mercy based 'facts' from coexisting peacefully. Suppose that
Perceiver logic wants to gain confidence in certain information. This
means that the Perceiver observer must wake up and think clearly. But, as
the level of Perceiver confidence rises, any related Perceiver 'facts' which
are based in Mercy emotion will fall into doubt, attacking the stability of
Perceiver networks based in these 'facts.' In other words, as the Perceiver
observer learns to think in one area, it will begin to awaken from its trance
in other areas. We see this ripple effect illustrated for instance in the rise of
modern science. As rationalism grew, the development of Perceiver logic
caused people to doubt traditional 'beliefs' and to question the 'truths' of
culture.
If Perceiver strategy feels uncertain about Perceiver 'facts' which are
rooted in Mercy emotion, the instinctive response is to support those 'facts'
by increasing the feeling associated with them. But this rise in Mercy
emotion will threaten any associated facts which are based in Perceiver
confidence, because mesmerizing Perceiver thought in one area will make
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Perceiver Mercy Unsure
Knowing 'Knowing'THRESHOLD OF UNCERTAINTY
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