2006-09-14 04:17:46 · 17 answers · asked by Mindwalker 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
someone's having a real deep day?!!!
2006-09-14 04:19:12 · answer #1 · answered by yoyoknickers2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't.
In 1943, the psychologist Abraham Maslow proposed what he called a 'hierarchy of needs', which depicted the basic human needs in the form of a pyramid. The ones on the bottom must be satisfied for us to start feeling the ones above.
At the bottom are the physiological needs - hunger, warmth, rest etc. Directly above them is the need to feel (and indeed to be) safe. Above that is the need for love and belonging, and only above that are, respectively, 'status' and what Maslow called 'Actualization'. In other words, people will only value being right after they've already satisfied, on some level, the more basic need for love and belonging.
2006-09-16 07:32:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because what people nowadays are desperately in search for is role models, idols or inspiring figures to look at, and therefore they value more someone who's always (or apparently so) right, so that he/she can be of inspiration to them. Unfortunately the role models are pretty much always the wrong ones, or at least chosen for the wrong reasons. People reject people who can connect to people because often they are mistaken for geeks, or, even worse, they get jealous of them, just because they can connect and they can't.... weird society, the current one.
2006-09-14 04:37:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because being right leads to positive consequences while being connected to people might not end with a positive result. However, being right and connected to other people are not mutually exclusive. You can be both right and be connected to other people.
2006-09-14 04:19:37 · answer #4 · answered by leikevy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps the 'being right' is the important stance for that person within that connection!
geddit?
The connection is made by the meaning of the issue at that time for that person.
So even if the person withdraws, that in itself, by its absence, is the connection.
(i know what i mean)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stranger_(novel)
read this...its relevant in an extreme kinda way...
Alienation is ultimatly what u refer to, Camus wrote about this in a deeeeep kinda way...
2006-09-14 04:29:56 · answer #5 · answered by hmmmmmmanna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think being right about something makes a person feel important, like winning a trophy and the chance to say 'i told you so'. Also it gives the person a chance to gloat.
2006-09-14 04:34:32 · answer #6 · answered by "*♥*Nafisa*♥*" 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree its an Ego thing. Some people dont like to look like a right tit do they. I can laugh at myself and I love to admit when I have messed up or dont know something.
Sometimes I wonder if my laughter is a nervous reaction which makes me laugh!
2006-09-14 04:24:49 · answer #7 · answered by Goatboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A strong sense of right and wrong is what the education system aspires to so do not knock it when some are unable to intigrate it with empathy
2006-09-15 23:24:07 · answer #8 · answered by Amanda K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the majority of people have a bigger need to feed their egos than to connect to people!
2006-09-14 04:20:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isnt it because people want the truth, and if youre right about something you know its true. Its more of a shame that people get angry when theyre wrong.
2006-09-14 04:26:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's mainly to do with our need to be competitive. We need to show that we not only know things but are also right about them. Or put it this way, "all my problems are caused by other people."
2006-09-14 20:09:46 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋