The truth is that you cannot see the way a place or its people actually are, because you can only see them the way you expect them to be. You see others through your own experiences. They are bounded by what you consider possible or even probable. It’s human nature. We rarely escape this limitation to recognize what is actually there.
Because of this it is rare that anyone from outside of a culture ever sees it as it truly is, try as we might.
Having said that-You’ve done right by your old master.
Ah, you should talk to the guardians of 'the Science™' in the Ivory Towers, then, because most academics will tell you that they are, of course, and shame on you for daring to bring this up, 'doing objectivity™'.
Sarcasm aside, there is a lot to be learned from Karl Kaser's writings, and it is up to everyone to realise one's own blind spots (because we're very good at pointing out specks in our brother's eyes, aren't we…)
Thank you for your nice comment by the way: you made my day.
The truth is that you cannot see the way a place or its people actually are, because you can only see them the way you expect them to be. You see others through your own experiences. They are bounded by what you consider possible or even probable. It’s human nature. We rarely escape this limitation to recognize what is actually there.
Because of this it is rare that anyone from outside of a culture ever sees it as it truly is, try as we might.
Having said that-You’ve done right by your old master.
Ah, you should talk to the guardians of 'the Science™' in the Ivory Towers, then, because most academics will tell you that they are, of course, and shame on you for daring to bring this up, 'doing objectivity™'.
Sarcasm aside, there is a lot to be learned from Karl Kaser's writings, and it is up to everyone to realise one's own blind spots (because we're very good at pointing out specks in our brother's eyes, aren't we…)
Thank you for your nice comment by the way: you made my day.
“Objectivity” is in the eye of the beholder? Lol
"If you only knew…"
Tell you the truth, its way, way, way worse than you possibly imagine.