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One thing I'm sure most of you have noticed who have been posting here for any amount of time is that hardly anyone ever thinks they have lost a debate. When you ask someone to recall a debate they've had from a while back, they will almost always remember themselves winning that debate.
That's of course paradoxical because everyone can't win all the time.
My question is this: WHY do we do this?
And we all do it. Is it an ego thing? What need are we fulfilling that we delude ourselves in to believing we're right, even when we're not?
What's so bad about being wrong? What's so bad about losing a debate, if the other person has researched the topic more than you have?
Would love to hear your thoughts.
That's of course paradoxical because everyone can't win all the time.
My question is this: WHY do we do this?
And we all do it. Is it an ego thing? What need are we fulfilling that we delude ourselves in to believing we're right, even when we're not?
What's so bad about being wrong? What's so bad about losing a debate, if the other person has researched the topic more than you have?
Would love to hear your thoughts.