re: “And it is how we learn to think that makes the difference. What happens when we perceive every topic using both deductive and inductive thinking? Would this directional thinking offer greater choice of our emotional behaviors? Would we not have a greater ability to fulfill our desires and intentions? Why choose something that feels negative over something that feels positive? Or vice-versa?”
Right! I would add one more thing to what you said: up and down the sliding scale deductive/inductive, abstract/specific, introvert/extrovert, sensor/intuitor depending on the context … you get the idea, and all of that without any cognitive strain, is an even more flexible mind set, than ‘this VS that’. Good to see you here in the forum!