Another way of thinking about things

       Most of us have casually heard some comments or talk that we'll never forget. It was profound to us, though.

            I heard such a talk by a Professor Emeritus of Wildlife Biology years ago.

            Basically he suggested that both sides of the issue  (deer herd management)  were correct in what they observed and offered for solutions.

            It reminded me of the old story about the five wise blind men describing the elephant to the village of blind people. In it, each wise man would describe parts of elephant, like the ears, the legs, the trunk, etc.

            So in "theory" type talk, perhaps a good way of thinking should take into account ideas like A and B. Now the better answer in this example might be some combination of A and B, or even something like A must exist before B can exist, and thus are interrelated.

            Doctors face this kind of dilemma all the time. Many of us don't.

            Often the solution is a guess, often because one does not know for sure if they even have all the facts. Often time is factor, too. Parents probably know this when trying to sort out sibling conflicts.  And then many may have developed tendencies to try address the symptoms, or even the causes.

            But whatever, there is more than one way to think about things. And the wisest people have learned this.