’ﺃﺣﺪ ﺃﺑﺮﺯ ﺍﻷﺩﻟﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺻﺤﺔ ﻣﺒﺪﺃ ﻭﻓﻜﺮ ﺟﺪﻳﺪ ﺗﻤﺎﻣﺎ، ﻓﻲ ﺃﻱ ﻣﺠﺎﻝ ﻣﺎ، ﻫﻮ ﻗﻮﺓ ﻭﺛﺒﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﺭﺿﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻳﻮﺍﺟﻬﻬﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻤﺒﺪﺃ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻜﺮ ﺍﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪ. ﺇﺫﺍ ﺭﺃﻯ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﺃﻥ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻤﺒﺪﺃ ﺍﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪ ﻻ ﻳﻘﺒﻠﻪ ﻋﻘﻞ ﺭﺷﻴﺪ، ﻭﻳﻤﻜﻦ ﺩﺣﻀﻪ ﺑﺴﻬﻮﻟﺔ، ﻓﺈﻧﻬﻢ ﻳﻤﻴﻠﻮﻥ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺗﺠﺎﻫﻞ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻤﺒﺪﺃ ﺗﻤﺎﻣﺎ.
ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺠﻬﺔ ﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ، ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻤﺒﺪﺃ ﺍﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺼﻌﺐ ﺩﺣﻀﻪ، ﻭﻳﺠﻌﻞ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ ﻳﺘﺴﺎﺀﻟﻮﻥ ﻭﻳﻌﻴﺪﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﻈﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻗﻨﺎﻋﺎﺕ ﻭﺍﻓﺘﺮﺍﺿﺎﺕ ﺃﺳﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﻬﻢ ﻭﺭﺑﻤﺎ ﺣﻤﻠﺖ ﺃﺳﻤﺎﺋﻬﻢ، ﺳﺎﻋﺘﻬﺎ ﺳﺘﺠﺪﻫﻢ ﻳﺘﺮﻛﻮﻥ ﻛﻞ ﺷﻲﺀ ﻭﻳﺒﺬﻟﻮﻥ ﺟﻬﺪﺍ ﻛﺒﻴﺮﺍ ﻟﻠﻌﺜﻮﺭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻱ ﻧﻘﻄﺔ ﺿﻌﻒ ﻣﺤﺘﻤﻠﺔ ﻟﻴﻬﺎﺟﻤﻮﺍ ﺑﻬﺎ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻤﺒﺪﺃ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻜﺮ ﺍﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪ.‘ ﺷﺎﺭﻟﺰ ﺃﻭﺯﺟﻮﻭﺩ، ﺃﺧﺼﺎﺋﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻲ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﻲ.
ﻻ ﺗﺨﺶ ﺃﻱ ﻣﻘﺎﻭﻣﺔ ﻗﺪ ﺗﻠﻘﺎﻫﺎ ﻓﻜﺮﺓ ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﺃﻭ ﻣﻨﺘﺞ ﺟﺪﻳﺪ ﺃﻭ ﺧﺪﻣﺔ ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻣﺴﺒﻮﻗﺔ.
ﺃﻱ ﺷﻲﺀ ﺟﺪﻳﺪ ﻻ ﻳﻠﻘﻰ ﻣﻘﺎﻭﻣﺔ ﻭﻣﻌﺎﺭﺿﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺑﺪﺍﻳﺘﻪ، ﻓﻬﻮ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻏﻠﺐ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻻﺕ ﻗﺪ ﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﺤﻖ ﺍﻟﺤﺪﻳﺚ ﻋﻨﻪ ﻭﻻ ﻳﺴﺘﻤﺮ ﻃﻮﻳﻼ.
ﺍﻟﻨﺺ ﺍﻻﻧﺠﻠﻴﺰﻱ:
“One indication of the validity of a principle, is the vigor and persistence with which it is opposed. In any field, if people see that a principle is obvious nonsense and easy to refute, they tend to ignore it. On the other hand, if the principle is difficult to refute and it causes them to question some of their own basic assumptions with which their names may be identified, they have to go out of their way to find something wrong with it.” Psychologist Charles E. Osgood.
