Controversial views

[Angrboda]

It's a part of our decision making process to always choose what we consider to be best (for us).  How would we function if we weren't always convinced that what we are doing is "the best?"  We couldn't.  What would we choose -- that which we feel is not best?  No.  Believing that we always have the best beliefs follows along in the wake of this psychological truth.  We consider ourselves right and everyone else wrong because it is the only view compatible with our bedrock basic operating rules.  That these rules inevitably produce spurious results, especially about ultimate truths, is an unfortunate side effect.  But feeling-wise, we must believe that what we've chosen is the best.  Any other choice would feel wrong and crazy.  Even if those feelings sometimes betray us, when dealing with "Objective Truth".

Thank you for your response, Jormungandr. Would you say that our tendency to consider ourselves right and others wrong impedes our ability to make the best choice in pursuing objective truth? Could we make a better choice by being more collaborative, and would this collaborative choice increase the likelihood of discovering objective truth?

In collaborating, we gravitate towards those who are like us. I don't see how that would help. Many of the errors we make in our thinking happen at a subconscious level. How is a group of people with no insight as individuals going to overcome that lack of insight?