tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562217094974761636.post7468829157015612592..comments2022-11-02T05:28:16.949-04:00Comments on Check Your Premises: Ideology as a template or sieveHenry Scuoteguazzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17062216080138678023noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562217094974761636.post-91656523277624135842008-04-27T21:24:00.000-04:002008-04-27T21:24:00.000-04:00John, I hadn't thought of it this way but I suspec...John, I hadn't thought of it this way but I suspect this could be a reason why people have a difficult time being objective. I think they invest so much of their ego in being right that admitting an error means their self-esteem takes a hit too. For some, being right (or thinking that you're right) is a way of imposing your will on others and in so doing makes the person feel more powerful.Henry Scuoteguazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17062216080138678023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562217094974761636.post-49780945937509030202008-04-27T10:00:00.000-04:002008-04-27T10:00:00.000-04:00Since you have read Ken Wilber, I can ask you this...Since you have read Ken Wilber, I can ask you this. Do you think that perhaps the reason it is hard to be objective is because it requires a certain "letting go" of ego? A certain "dying to the self?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com