Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Discussion 1: Sherlock Holmes
What I think what Sherlock Holmes means in saying "the difficulty, he maintains, is to detach the framework of undeniable fact from the embellishments of hearsay and reporters" is that it has shown to be quite difficult to get people to let go of what they think, and their own personal opinions rather than just focusing on the plain and simple truth. People tend to lie to themselves, or twist the truth to make it so that it caters toward their goals or intentions. So very often people forget to be unbiased and leave their own personal opinions aside when trying to make tough decisions or judgements. People like to think that they can believe and trust what they know, instead of keeping an open mind and learning to question what you know. An example of a personal experience about giving into unsupported assumptions instead of believing the truth is about a guy friend i had who was having issues getting his girlfriend to believe that he wasn't cheating on her. The girlfriend had experienced some issues with trust in past relationships and still carried that with her onto her present relationship. Because she was hurt in her past relationship and was treated poorly, she had it fixed in her mind that all other guys would treat her the same way. The girlfriend automatically deemed anything he could say or do as a chance to hurt her. She would believe all the rumors and the opinions of others rather than look for herself and assess the situation using her own judgements. She wanted to believe what everyone else wanted her to believe rather than see the truth, which was that she had a very faithful boyfriend who loved and adored her.
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In some cases, people have their own personal opinions when trying to make decisions but that can be a problem. When you’re trying to reason or try to make a decision, sometimes the best way to figure out is by knowing the facts and not basing your decision on your personal beliefs. I agree with you that people should always have an open mind and noticing the facts rather than basing your decision on personal beliefs. I was in the same scenario as your friend back when I was a teenager because my ex-girlfriend cheated on me before and I carried that into my next relationship. For a while I thought my new girlfriend would be the same as my ex but that wasn’t true at all.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with what you are saying about how sometimes people’s judgment can be clouded by their own opinions or assumptions of others. Sometimes people can be very stubborn and hard headed in the sense that they do not want to believe anything else others say or even give them a chance. While other times, people are easily persuaded by what others say and will believe everything they say is right. I know that it can be hard to not let your feelings and opinions get in the way but when you are finally able to set your feelings aside and keep an open mind it will help guide you in the right direction.
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