> and there is absolutely no reason to believe Logic and epistemology seem to often take a backseat when the mind comes in close contact with the unknown. > W

> and there is absolutely no reason to believe Logic and epistemology seem to often take a backseat when the mind comes in close contact with the unknown. > Well, yeah. The whole idea of "physical" is itself a metaphysical assertion. We could be living in a simulation. Similarly, when it finds itself in these circumstances, it can often be observed flipping between 100% certainty and 100% uncertainty (the middle ground, the unknown, seems a "highly undesirable" place to be). On one hand, you might say this is "just people being people", but I am suspicious whether it is actually that simple. It's called the Hard Problem of Consciousness for good reason, I think.