You Are Not Being Objective

I’ve noticed a trend…and maybe you’ve noticed it, too.

People think that they’re right.

Moreover, people think that they’re being objective.

But they’re not being objective at all.

In fact, the exact opposite is occurring.

Lemme explain.

You Have Bad Intel

There is a belief that being logical, rational, and objective will lead you to being right.

And nothing could be further from the truth.

Just because you’re being logical, rational, and objective doesn’t mean that you’re going to be right.

Just because you’re being logical, rational, and objective doesn’t mean that you’re going to be right.

The reason that logic and reason don’t lead to objective thought is because logic and reason are only as good as the information that you have access to.

The reason that logic and reason don’t lead to objective thought is because logic and reason are only as good as the information that you have access to.

Since you don’t have access to perfect information, your logic and reason and objectivity aren’t as mathematically complete as you might think.

The Measurement Problem

Language and Math are two different things.

When you speak using language, you are not doing math.

People like to think that their language, alphabet-based thoughts can be purely rational, logical, and objective, and nothing could be further from the truth because they don’t have access to perfect information.

For example, the Pythagorean Theorem is only as good as your measurements of each side of the triangle.

If you fail to accurately measure the lengths of each side of a triangle, the Pythagorean Theorem will fail to produce the result you intended, even though you’re using a mathematical equation.

Your logic is only as good as your access to information.

Language Isn’t Math

People think that when they make arguments based on logic and reason, that that means they’re going to be right.

And nothing could be further from the truth.

When you use language to describe the world, you’re using a very rudimentary ruler to measure and observe reality.

When you use language to describe the world, you’re using a very rudimentary ruler to measure and observe reality.

People think if they structure their arguments perfectly, they’ll be correct.

But making statements using language, by definition, doesn’t lend itself to the same mathematical exactness of algebra.

Making statements using language, by definition, doesn’t lend itself to the same mathematical exactness of algebra.