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[happyhappy]

Why does almost everyone feel that they are right and indeed correct? Why aren't people openminded? Should we get to at least tier 2 to see the multi-faceted nature of all  problems and to go with holistic measures to deal with them?

 Even when they commit atrocious acts against humanity, they will always find excuses and justifications for what they just did. most of us also do this on daily basis.

I remember having a massive argument with my cousin about 2 years ago about religion and how I poo pooed her groundless religious beliefs against a working scientific basis. IK arguing and confrontation does not change views but back  then I was too naïve to think that will make her not be so gullible to these bullshit she believe. She is still believing those fantasies to this day and still goes through those meaningless rituals and has not changed her views.

Once I got to meet her about a month ago , she said how she feel pity for unreligious skeptics like me for how we were in the dark XD… I just smiled and said sorry for the brawl we had then and get along as I respect her views and keep my mouth shut on religious beliefs and B.S. nationalism.

 

This is the same thing we see in Richard Dawkins vs. Catholic preachers. Both sides think they are indeed right and are mostly closeminded for their view to be false. average joe we meet on Subway will definitely buy in to some belief system  like how America is the greatest nation on earth and he should fight to protect it at all costs.

 

SHARE YOUR VIEWS & insights ! Why is almost everyone self-righteous?

[Terell Kirby]

14 minutes ago, happyhappy said:

Why is almost everyone self-righteous?

You can link this to the emotions that come up when you find out you were wrong about something.

Especially when you were 100% wrong and absolutely deluded about something you had a strong conviction about.

For human egos, being wrong can be equivalent to death. It take a great deal of consciousness to be vulnerable, and see the growth in being wrong about certain convictions.

[vizual]

Arguing with a donkey may amuse the donkey, but it will surely frustrate you. Some people are not worth having a discussion with. Maybe one day they will evolve in a reasonable person who can see an issue from different perspectives, but the reality is that there are a lot of people who just don’t have those capabilities. 

[gettoefl]

yes most never change their mind their whole life, indeed they never entertain the prospect that they may be wrong and others right

since awakening, i dropped holding opinions

i still disagree with people but i don't argue ... disagree means i will explain the flip side of what they believe, like a devil's advocate

if they dig in their heels and try to argue, i leave them be

[Spence94]

Your truth will not be the same as somebody else's truth.

[John Paul]

Insight: pointing out other people's points of ignorance and ways in which systems don't work is a total waste of an individual's life that they could be spending frolicking through flowers singing "laaaa laaa laaa la laaaaaa fuuuuuck everyboooody eeeellllse" and then jacking off right there in the middle of the field with effortless passion AAAAAHHHHH nutting right on a dandelion's face just like in the pornos... sigh... I'm such a big man..... get in the car, start doing donuts on the dirt road, drive back into town, go sunglass shopping-trying one on-ooohhh hot girl...."whats up girl?" oh ya got the phone number for later, go get a boba tea from the asian sweet tea shop, *donuts in the parking lot again* sorry officer-pay the ticket-no biggie, drive out to the edge of the beach, AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH SCREAM INTO NOTHING... go home, take 7 grams of mushroom asodighadh WHUUU??? WHOOO??? WHUUU? SPIRITS? HAHAHA come back down, cry, laugh, pick up the guitar...."fuuuuuuuck eveeeeryyyy bobooooooodyyyyyy eeeeeellllse".. jack off right into the guitar hooollee like in the pornos (SHAMELESS, LOUD, FULL-BODY-TENSED ORGASM RIGHT ON YOUR GUITARS'S LITTLE FACE) "UUUUUUUHHHHHHH YEAAAAAUH!!! MMMMM YEAH BABY!!!" drive to dunking donuts can i get a number 3 donut combo and your number babe? *gets number..fuck yea* drive to the health food store, alright alright i'll be good this time. walk in mouth still full of donut. where's the broccolini? *lil john/usher song comes on the PA system* "NN SHEEEZ LIKEE WUUUN MOOO DAAANS, NN UMM LIKE YEAAAAH, HOWW THE HELLL AM I SUPPPPOSE TO LEAVE???" twerking upside down in the deli... "sorry occifer" pay the ticket*. buy broccolini. go back out to the wilderness with dunking donuts girl with 14 grams mushroom each. make beautiful love to usher/lil john radio on spotify for 9 hours....damn she's good. *you wake up* it was just a dream..huh??? 7 OCLOCK??? IM LATE! Get in from of green screen* it's 2014* "Heeeeeeeey.. this is Leo... foooor actualized... dot org... and in this episode.. we're going to be talking abou- ASDFASDF*** Shadow Leo bursts through the door- *layered movie devil voice* YOU CAN NEVER UNDO WHAT YOU HAVE CREATED LEO, I OWN YOU* *teary eyed Leo unsheathes samurai sword-pronounced- SAH MU RAI... "SHADOW LEO.... YOUR TIME HAS COME......TO MEET MY SAH MU RAI SWORD...... HUUUUUUUUUUUUU AAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!" *shadow leo sliced in half along with all of reality** wake up again* *GASP*....oh it was a dream, go down stairs, take a vitamin c with 10 tabs of acid sigh* turn on the tv, it's family feud.... "WE AAAASSKED.....100 PEOPLE..... IF OTHEEERS DON EXIIIIIISSS...... THENNNN DUUUUZ THAT MEAN IM ALL ALONE.???" BUUZZZ* YOU ASTRAL PROJECT INTO THE CONTESTANTS BODY BCUZ UR GOD* ..."titties" STEVE  HARVEY'S REACTION HAS THE AUDIENCE DYING FOR 10 FULL MINUTES STRAIGHT..... SHOW US ON THA BOOOODE.... TIIIIITEHS!!!! DING* ITS ACTUALLY 100 YOU WON!!! YOU GOT ENLIGHTENED AND YOU WON!!!!! U ASCEND TO MEET BUDHA AND CHRIST... N U GUYS TAKE TURNS REENACTING THE SCENE WHERE LEO KILLS SHADOW LEO WHILE THE OTHER GETS TO WATCH AND EAT SNACKS....FOREVER.... namaste

[John Paul]

an infinite amount of time passes* "AHHHH U GOT MEEE!" buddha is laughing his fucking ass off, his ice cream cone is melting all over his hand and orange monk suit* hold on guys, check phone-new leo forum post "It isn't as simple as titties....you're really taking the nuance of breasts for granted here. i've seen breasts where one nipple was placed perfectly in the center of the tit and the other tit's nipple was practically in the girl's armpit." look back up* jesus is in character* MEEEET MYYY SAH MU RAI SWORDD HUUUUUU AHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA buddha can't even stay in character his ice cream cone is all over his toes, and getting his buddha sandals all sticky, he doesn't care he's enlightened, his face is red and he is clearly out of breath absolutely dying, jesus is loving this.... MEEETTTT MYYYYY *gets back in front of buddha who is doubled over* SAAAAAAA MUUU RAI SOOODE *pretends to poke buddha. walk into the spirit bathroom and look into the mirror that resembles the local health food store bathroom. lil wayne how to love is playing on the PA "NNN I JUSS WANN U TO NOOOO,,, THAT U DEESERVE THA BESSS YO BEUTIFOOOOOHOHOH....*echo-oh oh oh oh* YO BEYOTIFO..YEEEAH..NN I WAAAN U TA NOOO... YA FAAA FROM THE USUAL..YA FAAAA FROM USSSSSUALLLLL" cry* walk back out. buddha has literally pissed and shit his pants laughing and rolling around in it (totally equanimous about the shit) DYING, still holding his ice cream cone with no ice cream in it- and Jesus is going "hey buddha.. hey buddha look at this..." *does a silly dance move* you descend bak down to earth...drive to dunking donuts girls house..sorry but..its over. she cries* walk away...drive into sunset with solemn face*** apply for desk job at Kinko's headquarters. nobody nows you are buddha/jesus consciousness.....the end

Edited March 2, 2022 by John Paul

[Spence94]

@John Paul La la la laaaaaaaaa.

[happyhappy]

@John Paul omfg !!! what a f*cking insight lol....

 

so, the moral of the story would be?...

[John Paul]

@happyhappy

Edited March 2, 2022 by John Paul

[SavourTime]

I'd say the main theme is that they have no reason to be. Their life experience hasn't made them see any advantage of being open minded. There's also personality type which can make them lean more towards outer perspectives, or more towards sticking with their routines. And agreeing with what others have said, people hate being wrong. It's like it threatens their ego's existence. If you accept you're wrong about something, it's like you are admitting you are not seeing reality as much as you thought. You could have a million logical arguments for you being right about something and them being wrong, but if they care more about sustaining their worldview/illusion than logic they won't listen. We only get to see the world through our own experience anyway. I suggest not getting bogged down by other people's ignorance. It's a waste of one's energy if you did. You can of course try though.