“People are Herd Animals, Reason vs. Instinct”
“I believe that I have found the answer as to why people perform below their intellectual capacity. The answer is that people are herd animals, and that when behavior is viewed in relationship to the herd mind, a lot of things can be explained and understood.”
First and foremost, even though we are tribal, individuals are still the single units of the whole. People are far from herd animals. We cannot truly equate the mental capacity of a few thousand individuals to that of billions. An act considered to be substandard by the whole is not indicative of accepted behavior.
Yes, I do agree that much of our knowledge come form other people. Along with knowledge also comes contamination. Irresponsible behavior and lack of initiative have been contributors to erroneous knowledge. In the end ignorance is a portion of our cost. Group think is a highly effective method for suppressing the truth.
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