Humanity has Stopped using its Imagination: A Plea for Diversity of Thought

I watched the 2022 Norwegian movie “Troll” this morning and it got me thinking. In the movie (which I highly recommend for a variety of reasons), the Norwegian government is stymied by the appearance of a monstrous being wreaking havoc on the countryside. The government’s go-to is not to try and understand what is going on, just to blow it up and be rid of it…