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Why not always be right? (24/12/17)
While enjoying a Cowboy Bebop marathon, my brother and I crossed swords when I suggested a character was being illogical. The character attests that she left another character (in as painfully a way as possible, but that's irrelevant) because he was always right. I cannot see how intentionally making a decision to be wrong and do wrong is a logical choice. I cannot wrap my mind around the concept of explicitly ignoring the wisdom and mistakes of others, especially as a logical path. I cannot discuss with my brother because he can only cross swords--never exchange ideas. Typically, I would ignore this occurrence, but I now have (hopefully) a domain to have someone explain the logic in the female character's choices. I am admittedly biased because people complain of me "always" being right and I cannot understand even the emotional motivation of such a complaint (much less a logical disliking).
Published 24th Dec 2017
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27th Dec 2017 9:32pm
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30th Dec 2017 7:59pm
In reality I can see this to be true given the impossibility of any individual to be perfect. I do not personally think of my self as always right, but others say as such to me (both angrily and merrily). The characters involved are fictitious so the one who was always right, actually was. Yes, someone said the only constant in life is that things change.
I've had plenty of time to mull over his conversational style.
I've had plenty of time to mull over his conversational style.
28th Dec 2017 6:09pm
I am speaking from a place of having overcome my need to always be right. It’s a choice I have to make daily. However, for those who are faced with someone who always wants to be right, it can be nightmarishly annoying. Ultimately, it isn’t a way to bridge the distance between two hearts. Why does the righteous one always have to be right? I see it, and had to embrace it as a character flaw, also… a sign of insecurity. Arrogance, maybe? It's downright stifling, to be honest...
30th Dec 2017 8:03pm
Yes, that form of arrogance is both irritating and restrictive, but what about when the righteous one is right, when one does not HAVE to be correct and just is correct?
