A king was passing through a small town, and he saw indications of amazing marksmanship everywhere. Trees and barns and fences, had circles painted on them with a bullet hole in the exact centre.
He asked to see this unusual marksman. It turned out to be a ten year old child.
"This is so incredible," said the Kind in wonder. "How in the world do you do it?"
"Easy!" was the answer. "I shoot first and draw the circles later."
We get our conclusions first and build premises around them later. We listen not to discover, but to find something that confirm our own thoughts.
We argue, not to find the truth, but to vindicate our thinking.
source: Stories from Here and There, Ekalavya Education Foundation - By: Sunil Handa - http://www.eklavya.org/storyhere.html
"This is so incredible," said the Kind in wonder. "How in the world do you do it?"
"Easy!" was the answer. "I shoot first and draw the circles later."
We get our conclusions first and build premises around them later. We listen not to discover, but to find something that confirm our own thoughts.
We argue, not to find the truth, but to vindicate our thinking.
source: Stories from Here and There, Ekalavya Education Foundation - By: Sunil Handa - http://www.eklavya.org/storyhere.html
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