Felix AlbaJuezWhy is it so difficult for us to think in relative terms? Well, for the good reason that human nature loves absoluteness, and erroneously considers it as a state of higher knowledge.
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Why is it so difficult for us to think in relative terms? I’m sure we would all agree that we love absoluteness, and erroneously consider it as a state of higher knowledge. But why do we seek to be absolutes? There is an illusion that it provides the most important information about the world, but that’s simply not true. The truth is that we can know a lot by seeing things from different perspectives. We can learn more about the world by understanding the different points of view than by insisting on absolute knowledge. As author and philosopher William James said, “We can see more of the truth by broadening our view than by narrowing it.”
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