I am very good at immersing myself in the fictional worlds of books. If the rules of that world say that something is true I will completely believe it within the world the author has created. This is great if I am reading fiction. However, when I read nonfiction this skill carries over. I still unconsciously view the world of the book as separate from the real world. Any idea or argument that the author introduces in the book becomes very true to me within that world. Because of this I have a hard time taking ideas or arguments and looking at them in a critical way. I also have a hard time transferring those ideas from the world of the book to my life.
I have a feeling that as I read The Way of the Human Being this is pose a problem. Problem noted and will be paid attention to.
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