A king was passing through a small town, and he saw indications of amazing marksmanship everywhere.
Trees, barns, walls and fences had circles painted on them with a bullet hole in the exact center.
He asked to see this unusual marksman.
That turned out to be a ten year old child.
"This is incredible," said the King in wonder. "How do you make the hole right at the center of all the circles so perfectly?"
"Easy!" was the answer. "I shoot first and draw the circle later."
We get our conclusions first and build our premises around them later. We listen not to discover, but to find something that confirm our own thoughts. We argue, not to find truth, but to vindicate our thinking
Trees, barns, walls and fences had circles painted on them with a bullet hole in the exact center.
He asked to see this unusual marksman.
That turned out to be a ten year old child.
"This is incredible," said the King in wonder. "How do you make the hole right at the center of all the circles so perfectly?"
"Easy!" was the answer. "I shoot first and draw the circle later."
We get our conclusions first and build our premises around them later. We listen not to discover, but to find something that confirm our own thoughts. We argue, not to find truth, but to vindicate our thinking
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