We are counting ourselves to death
"There is a famous story which is used way too often to illustrate the point of human narcissistic ignorance (we are so sure in our ignorance) of several philosophers standing around an elephant blindfolded (turn your willing suspension of disbelief filter on), each holding a different part.
The first holding the trunk says, “This is a snake”.
The second holding a leg says, “No, this is a tree”.
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The third holding an ear says, “No, this is a banana leaf.”
When we think measurements of reality tell us the absolute truth, we fool ourselves into believing we understand the truth of our reality when we really only have the smallest distorted fraction of a piece of the truth, and this reliance on counting reality is killing the human species."
https://www.ficklefutures.com/p/we-are-counting-ourselves-to-death #philosophy #humanperception #truth #narcissism #selfawareness
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Jason §The Fickle Futurist