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Answer by Michael for The experience of simultaneously holding very different interpretations of reality

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While not necessarily a philosophical perspective, a personality trait known as Boundaries of the Mind describes one end of the spectrum -- having thin boundaries -- as perhaps supporting the mentioned experience of accepting multiple paradigms simultaneously. The term boundaries, in this context, refers to separation of self from other or identification with particular roles or expectations. To have thinner boundaries is to be more open and hence less identified with a particular belief or division. Perhaps an extreme end exists where neither of opposing views is taken as part of one's identity. Alternate paths are seen thus not as choices to be judged, but as permutations of mental configuration, like multiple solutions to an equation.


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