Some people just never have the time at hand to think about it. I mean, in actuality, they do, but they prefer not to. Whenether that's a good or a bad thing, I dunno. It's easier to believe the perceived normal than to logically work your way through an answer, but it can also be a lot of headache to think about things like that 24/7 just to try and reach a perfect answer (no one ever will). [i]"No, no, no, no, don't be so sure about that, sir. Remember that intelligent people always doubt things, only idiots are always sure of what they say."[/i] --[url=https://youtu.be/MQpBwPyvOYo?t=12m41s]From this show.[/url] [url=http://imgur.com/jw0KQMM](plus relevant image)[/url] Of course, if people weren't ignorant and selfish assholes in the first place, they would assume good will until proven wrong, but oh well. Things and...stuff. I'll say that there's probably lots of things I'm wrong about. One of the most controversial problems that are arising lately, or at least that's how it seems to me, is the idea that we live in a sexist society that values masculitiny way more than femininity. I'm not even going to start this argument, but it's quite complicated and involves how our society is structured and how people prefer to yell at others to prove their point rather than to have civil and considerative discussion. Some people assume these generalization things because they don't know any better (mainstream culture isn't really helping either) and others are just like that because they like to be right, even if it means putting others below their level or something. [highlight=#000000][color=#ffffff][b]WARNING:[/b] This part gets off-track slightly. You may stop here if you wish.[/color][/highlight] This is why I like Philosophy which I'm currently studying a little bit more about, there's things known as fallacies and it helps people try to avoid common misunderstandings:
  • One for example is an invalid argument of authority. When you are sick, you go to a doctor, but if you are depressed, you don't go to a physicist and ask for help. This is a common problem with celebrities, just because they're famous don't mean their argument holds more truth, unless they specialize in that field. I've heard there was a problem where Orson Welles, who worked in the radio industry in 1938, narrated a broadcast about a fictional story involving aliens. Even though they informed it was fiction, many people were fooled and thought it was true. The media, while mostly good, can sometimes create a bad snowball effect, accidentally or not. Er...welp. I'm not saying you should be paranoid by it, just be careful sometimes.
  • Another one is one where you blame all doctors of being unprepared and dangerous because of one single failed procedure. Sure, proportions matter, but this is still a common problem when you realize that the sample amount a.k.a. the comparison basis is that person's own experiences. If all of that Y's experiences with trains were bad, then what would you expect that Y to say about trains? Hmmmm...
  • A very interesting one is that, if X person is believed to be a bad person, then all of X's thoughts and reasonings are bad too. You can easily tell the problem here. This happens on a more light scale these days, I feel like, where you see a person you dislike so you have a hard time believing something they've said to be true.
  • This one is very interesting, providing an irrelevant answer or dodging the question. A lawyer for example, when he can't prove his client innocent, might argue that he has a family, has been a good contributor to society before that, etc. etc. etc. Again, you can easily tell the problem here.
  • Lastly, the one where people judge by the hard and cold rules and allow no expections. The example that was given me was a blind person who can't enter a shop with his guide dog because the establishment doesn't allow animals. Laws are changed according to society too, otherwise we would still have slavery in the 21st century (ugh, makes me sick just thinking about it).
  • There's more too. Overall, this entire thing is too complicated. I think there are many more at hand, but oh well. [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MRHcYtZjFY]This video may or may not help.[/url] And this post turned into a mess. Awesome. It's late so I don't have more time to organize this post. Sorry if it's too rambly, I hope people can actually understand this wall of text. There's just too many things related to this issue.