A whole lot of us go through life assuming that we are basically right, basically all the time, about basically everything: about our political and intellectual convictions, our religious and moral beliefs, our assessment of other people, our memories, our grasp of facts. As absurd as it sounds when we stop to think about it, our steady state seems to be one of unconsciously assuming that we are very close to omniscient.
– Kathryn Schulz, Being Wrong
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- Image: kdc123.
- Quote Source: Thank you WhiskeyRiver.
- Find her book here: Being Wrong.
- Find book review of Being Wrong here: To Err Is Human. And How! And Why.
- Find her bio on wiki here: Kathryn Schulz.
So true!!
Isn’t it though!
Oh, us wacky humans!
Laughing. No kidding.
and it never fails to surprise when we find we are so far off the mark )
Laughing. “I just can’t be wrong”
What? Wait a minute! You mean? No……
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I’m right.
—Molière
Laughing…exactly.
And if or when we are wrong, you’ll never know it because we will never admit to it!
That’s right!
Neah. I admit. I accept. i rectify. Thak you David. I shall share this with some people.
Laughing. Naveen, this bus is full. We’re not alone here.
people think their path is right always but they don’t know the subtle difference between being right and arrogant, Such people tend to chain themselves by judging others wrong all the time no matter what.
Yes, being right and confident and being humble, a lot of magic in that.
Actually, I’m not sure that everybody assumes this. It’s a bit like when vicars stand in pulpits and they make some sweeping statement about us all being capable of falling for various temptations or other, or doing something really evil when pushed, but it’s just a generalisation and I find myself wanting to say “speak for yourself”. Nobody is perfect, but no two people are exactly the same.
PS Sorry, Dave, I’m not trying to be argumentative here. And who knows what’s going on in my subconscious? Perhaps I’m in denial of my true self — the one that thinks itself omniscient 😉
Of course it is a gross stereotype. But, she nails it for me! And you do sound omniscient!
That just proves the delusional bit!
FUNNY!
I don’t even try to be right any more because someone’s always around to contradict. I bite my tongue and smile. Is that right?
Are you a zen master operating at a higher level? Me attack! attack! attack! You’ll live to be 100 and beyond!
ROFL. If I agree with you we would both be wrong. 😉
Here you go…
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I’m right.
—Molière
Yes!
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I’m right.
—Molière
It infuriates me when others think I’m wrong when I know I’m right.
—Mazza
Laughing. TRUE!