Garden Of Eden Stage 1 Thinking Analysis

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People in the Garden of Eden stage of thinking become dissatisfied when they realize that they can't simply rely on authorities to tell them what to think and believe. This phenomenon poses a mortal threat to Stage 1 thinking. The mortal threat to those is Stage 2 is that no one really “knows” what is true or right. All beliefs are of equal value, and there is no way to determine whether one belief makes more sense than another. Two essential skills whom those in Stage 3 have, is being open minded towards other viewpoints and through evaluation they are able to develop their own informed conclusions.
First off, historical consciousness it the complex interaction and integration of autobiographical memory, collective memory, and historical memory

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