On Fri, 26 Jun 2009, John Berry wrote:
> The problem is people believe that their learnt or innate prejudice exceeds
> evidence and logic, indeed most people seemingly have been raise to be
> entirely comfortable deceiving themselves.
It's not just "people." There's a second half to it.
I start striving for clear vision, and I slowly become aware of my own
embarassing history of self-important delusions. I knew everybody else
was a victim, but I didn't know I was the same! I can't work on shedding
my self-deception until I give up looking at others and instead use that
time to look at myself.
Yeah, people always said that scientists are supposed to strive for
humility, but I finally discovered why. Feynman mentions both halves:
" The first principle is that you must not fool yourself -
and you are the easiest person to fool."
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