The Uncertainty of Perception
"Seeing conditions what we believe…believing conditions what we see."
This observation is the core of society and the substratum of human behavior.
Psychological studies have reinforced and proven theories involving the conditioning
of humans. However, failure lies in the attempt to assign the causes to a
single concept. Among the vast influences for human behavior is our tendency to
see what our beliefs would have us to, and hence, believe only what we happen
to see. Obviously, my previous statement only obfuscates our attempt to
comprehend the intended notion. In order to attain total understanding of the
profound thought the quotation develops, I will attempt to analyze and apply it
to my experience and knowledge of conditioning. Primarily, I need a concise
interpretation of the idea.
