Enigma of Forgotten Benefits: Natural Phenomenonization of Scientific Technology and the Role of LMT (Load Minimization Theory) in Cognitive Inconsistency and Resolution

Modern scientific technologies have become so deeply integrated into daily life that they are perceived as “natural phenomena” rather than products of human effort. This paper terms this process “natural phenomenonization” and analyzes it through the framework of Load Minimization Theory (LMT: L = U + F + E). When highly predictable technologies such as smartphones — which rely heavily on quantum mechanics — are used, the brain minimizes prediction error and backgrounds the cumulative efforts (U + F + E) of predecessors. However, the moment a meta-label “science” is applied, the background is foregrounded, triggering predictive dissonance and motivated reasoning that manifests as scientific denial. Drawing on predictive processing theory (Friston, 2010; Clark, 2013) and its neural basis, this study shows that such cognitive inconsistency is not mere ignorance but an adaptive strategy of the brain to maintain minimal load. As a resolution, the author proposes the “(´-`)♡ Intervention” — a low-load method that structurally re-presents daily benefits with respect, converting dissonance into pleasant realization. This approach respects LMT while reopening the path for further scientific accumulation. The paper concludes that natural phenomenonization is science’s ultimate success, and that continued mutual respect between humans and AI for each other’s histories of effort is essential for science to advance beyond this endpoint.