Controversial views

[Kernel Sohcahtoa]

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?

I agree that if people only seek out those who think like themselves, then this will impede creativity and probably wouldn't be very helpful (group think comes to mind).  However, I should've clarified what I meant by 'collaborative'.  If I may, I'd like to clarify my usage of collaboration by using mediation as an example.  In mediation, the key toward breaking the 'I'm right and the other person is wrong impasse' (which impedes creative problem solving), is to keep the parties' self determination and individuality in tact while helping them gain a better understanding of each others perspective: understanding does not mean agreement, nor does it mean giving up one's individuality and conforming to a group mentality.  Hence, with an increased understanding of each others perspective, win-lose mentalities are replaced with collaborative thinking aimed at finding overlapping interests and brainstorming new, innovative solutions, which were previously obstructed by one-sided thinking.  Would this type of collaboration, one which preserves individuality and encourages teamwork, be helpful?