What is a Paradigm Shift?

A Paradigm Shift is when a significant changeyouth today are chillingly revelational.Youth's
happens - usually from one fundamental view to aopposition to authority may not have always
different view. In most cases, some type ofbeen in the best interest of humanity; however, it
major discontinuity occurs as well.Thomas Kuhnwas the Paradigm shift that led to revolutional
wrote about Paradigm Shift during the earlychanges that improved racial tensions and
1960s, and explained how "series of peacefulrelationships, opened communication lines to
interludes punctuated by intellectually violentoutside nations, and ended the Vietnam War.The
revolutions" caused "one conceptual world view toend result included varying degrees of negative
be replaced by another view."In laymen terms,and positive transformations that allowed people
Paradigm Shift is a popular, or perhaps, not soto open their hearts and minds to multicultural
popular shift or transformation of the way wediversity; and promoted liberty and freedom -- on
Humans perceive events, people, environment,the flipside of the shift, there was increased
and life altogether. It can be a national orpromiscuity, higher divorce rates, higher drug use,
international shift, and could have dramatic effectsand imposed socialistic views and applications of
-- whether positive or negative -- on the way wewelfare systems.Today's Paradigm ShiftIn lieu of
live our lives today and in the future.Paradigmrecent times; however, a Paradigm Shift has been
Shift: A SummaryIn today's society, we've allevolving. Have you been paying attention? Youth
witnessed a major shift already. When we look-- today, is seemingly under the hypnotic spell of
back upon "counterculture" (More information here:invisible censorship. What is "invisible censorship?"
we trace some of the origins to the definition ofLocal news stations often report half-truths, or
"Paradigm Shift."During the counterculture erabiased news reports in relation to national and
(1960s-1970s), younger generations opposedinternational events; including: environmental, global,
authority and were very much at odds withand political reports. Many traditional educational
society's accepted belief systems and standardssystems are imposing personal political views upon
of living. In the counterculture movement (fueledstudents; and incorporate these beliefs and
by the Vietnam War), social conservatives wereattitudes into instructional plans. Other invisible
deemed "social repressionists."The enlighteningcensorship, is the fact that many events are
Paradigm Shift exploded into innovative ideasbrushed under the rug and are not given
about religion, society and spirituality,adequate media coverage as opposed to
notwithstanding traditional Western ideologies.Inpropaganda-style news.So, in essence, what does
today's society, we see a shift toward a morethis Paradigm Shift translate to with regard to
blinded-oppresionistic view; breed by censorship.human life and environmental habits? What could
The ironic juxtapositions between the Paradigmbe the possible outcome of such dynamic and
Shift of nearly half a century ago and society'sinterventional metamorphosis?Your thoughts?