Most positions people take are taken to protect egos, not to pursue truth. Rationalizing, not rational.
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And when it’s about survival better get rid of all the fluff & bling ASAP! ;-)
Understanding how to protect the egoes of your enemies, allowing them to save face with compromise instead of suffering the humiliation of certain defeat, is the core of Klingon politics. This human seems to understand this.
Guilty as charged.
1. How to detect one self defending a position for heavily biased reasons?
2. How to make others see the truth?
These days I feel like everybody is in their own confy bubble with no intention to ever look outside.