“Facts are the enemy of truth.” — Miguel de Cervantes
“There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.” — Maya Angelou
“The great advantage about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.” — Dorothy L. Sayers
“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” — Mark Twain
“Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.” — Leo Tolstoy
“Truth-seekers take feedback from nature (planes have to fly), free markets (customers have to buy), or competition (militaries have to win). Consensus-seekers take feedback from people (actors want fans, academics want honors, politicians want votes, journalists want status).” — Naval Ravikant
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“The least deviation from truth will be multiplied later.” — Aristotle
真理是放諸四海皆準的道理。
Finding the truth is much more important than being right. Focus on finding the truth, not being right.
Do not sacrifice being correct for being right.
Entrenchment Effect
- When presented with evidence that disproves their stance, humans have a tendency to dig in their heels and actually become more attached to their idea.
- Entrenchment is essentially an experience-based learning process.
Have the courage to do the right things
Footnotes
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Truth-seekers take feedback from action. Consensus-seekers take feedback from words. ↩
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Much of the “blindness” we experience in life is self-chosen, not accidental. It’s not that we literally cannot see the truth — it’s that facing the truth often requires courage, discomfort, or change, and so we choose not to see it. ↩
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“We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.” — Eric Hoffer ↩