People get used to their operating systems. They invest time learning commands and procedures, they experience success and failure. We become loyal to OS’s....are you a Mac or Windows user? It becomes a fashion statement….Mac for artists/Windows for nerds. Is it then any wonder that people get used to their OS’s and don’t want to change or upgrade? "I will have to learn a new system", "I have just gotten used to this one", "I like the look of this one", "I’ve got everything set up just how I like it", "It’s a plot to make us spend money on an upgrade" etc. Even if there are clear productivity gains to be had with an upgrade, many would still be on Window XP if they had any say in it. People can be resistant to change.
The process of maintaining your beliefs despite evidence to the contrary is called cognitive dissonance. You see it when someone refuses to acknowledge the death of a loved one. Or, "I can’t believe the local priest could be a child abuser", despite the multiple witness testimony. When it directly impacts on you, it’s even more pronounced. My wife wouldn’t cheat on me, despite the incriminating txt messages on her phone. If I believe that she is cheating on me, I would have to change my world view that I am happily married to a faithful wife and life is sweet. That would change everything very suddenly. See following vids on cognitive dissonance:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do6o57N_SVA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN-6nBs7sbI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD06SAf0p9A
Which leads me to my point. "Born again" Christians claim to undergo a massive change of world view when they confess faith in Christ. Suddenly you are no longer seeing the world from a singular human point of view, but the convert now sees the world from a divine perspective. Everything looks different and it affects all you do. This is the OS upgrade that supersedes all others. This can create great cognitive dissonance for many. Jesus gave the parable of the sower, which described how some will not entertain dissonance whilst others will accept the upgrade, learn the new system, and become power users. Those Christians who have matured in their faith have successfully managed their cognitive dissonance experience.
















