Human minds are far from perfect.
In fact, every human is far from perfect. We consist of a considerable amount of faults and imperfections. Some argue that that is what makes us human, that finding faults in ourselves is what we do, and what sets us apart from disturbingly emotionless robots. But in finding our flaws, we also depend on a fact that keeps us from insanity; we rely on the idea that our thoughts and ideas are our own. Without this uniqueness, we would live in a vastly different world. The idea of being different is a necessity. To understand why we require individuality, we’ll take a trip into psychology to understand the deep needs of humans. Then, we’ll look at the population of the world to understand why this concept is so important. And third, we will examine the ways to escape the confines of our own minds.
Quite possibly the hardest thing to comprehend is the fact that humans can be categorized and predicted. On the website 16 …show more content…
Dr. Edward A. Dreyfus has examined this phenomenon. In an article of his, he delves into the idea that his patients of his often become upset when he does not accommodate their last minute needs, not because of the inconvenience, but because of the idea that we aren’t special enough to make an exception. We can find examples of this in day-to-day life. We expect the bus driver to wait past the leaving time so we aren’t late to our destination. We demand that the restaurant we’re eating at will refund us for a meal we didn’t fancy. We presume that the airline will still allow us to take our slightly over-sized bag onto the plane, no matter the inconvenience to others. When we are denied these exceptions, we feel a deep, unsettling anger and unhappiness because we feel as if the perpetrator is being unfair and unreasonable. We lash out like small, hurt children, acting in ways that ultimately punish ourselves in the
In fact, every human is far from perfect. We consist of a considerable amount of faults and imperfections. Some argue that that is what makes us human, that finding faults in ourselves is what we do, and what sets us apart from disturbingly emotionless robots. But in finding our flaws, we also depend on a fact that keeps us from insanity; we rely on the idea that our thoughts and ideas are our own. Without this uniqueness, we would live in a vastly different world. The idea of being different is a necessity. To understand why we require individuality, we’ll take a trip into psychology to understand the deep needs of humans. Then, we’ll look at the population of the world to understand why this concept is so important. And third, we will examine the ways to escape the confines of our own minds.
Quite possibly the hardest thing to comprehend is the fact that humans can be categorized and predicted. On the website 16 …show more content…
Dr. Edward A. Dreyfus has examined this phenomenon. In an article of his, he delves into the idea that his patients of his often become upset when he does not accommodate their last minute needs, not because of the inconvenience, but because of the idea that we aren’t special enough to make an exception. We can find examples of this in day-to-day life. We expect the bus driver to wait past the leaving time so we aren’t late to our destination. We demand that the restaurant we’re eating at will refund us for a meal we didn’t fancy. We presume that the airline will still allow us to take our slightly over-sized bag onto the plane, no matter the inconvenience to others. When we are denied these exceptions, we feel a deep, unsettling anger and unhappiness because we feel as if the perpetrator is being unfair and unreasonable. We lash out like small, hurt children, acting in ways that ultimately punish ourselves in the