Plea #72: Justification vs. Explanation Y'know, it's a lotta work to have a well-formed opinion.
I mean, it's real easy just to base it off a knee-jerk feeling.
Even when you try to look up facts and piece together the truth...
It's hard not to just pick out what you wanna hear.
To not choose the stuff that proves your initial reaction right.
And everyone struggles with this...
That's what makes it so difficult to stray from the common opinion!
If how I feel about something is how everyone else feels, it must be right!
I know that's not true... But it just feels right!
How can we all be wrong?
And it's alienatin' to differ from the norm.
You get along better if you just blindly follow what everyone else does, plus it's easier!
Really, there's no reason to get to the bottom of what's true!
Ignorance is bliss, as they say. Knowledge is a curse!
To know the truth while everyone around you gobbles up nonsense is hard.
It's hard not to get angry at them for it!
Especially when you try to lead 'em to water but they just won't drink!
Then they might start resentin' YOU!
That's why I don't talk to people much.
I always wanna show them the light, but... well, debatin' rarely leads to real growth.
Most of the time, it just solidifies their stance to themselves and makes 'em resent everythin' else.
The fear of being wrong is the scariest one of all.