Decisions made with the mind or heart, even if they are lies or truths, is an eternal duality that permeates our life and our thinking, which has its origins in Greek philosophy and some of its great figures, such as Aristotle. Greek thought earned him the title of “philosopher. “
However, it could also be known as “The Scientist,” because Aristotle established one of the first solid foundations of science: to come to truth through observation and experimentation, and not on the basis of abstract reasoning.
- Aristotle regarded the heart as the most important organ of the human being.
- Thus surpassing the brain.
- For the Greek philosopher.
- It is the heart.
- Not the brain.
- That is responsible for the sensations and movements.
- This is where the information we receive from our environment converges and where the response to this universe on the other side of our skin is born.
Aristotle’s reasons for considering the heart as the centerpiece of our conduct are diverse and adapted to the knowledge of the time, from his theories we can cite the following: the heart occupies a central position in the body and is sensitive to emotions. .
On the other hand, Aristotle said that the heart beats faster at a sensation and does nothing, understood that if we open the skull and leave the brain exposed, we can continue to cut off parts of it without the living being showing signs of suffering. while the heart changes completely in a similar procedure.
Self-deception is a common feature in humans, our brain knows what’s going on, but it triggers a series of mechanisms that create a parallel reality full of lies, in which we end up believing in repeating it and treating it so much.
In a study published in the journal Plos One, it was found that the wrong people are the ones who deceive others best. This study was conducted by several British universities (Newcastle University, Queen Mary London, Exeter and University College London). researchers analyzed a group of students who entered college for the first time and did not know each other.
The researchers gathered the group of students and asked them to evaluate each other and themselves on a note. Researchers found that people who gave themselves higher scores were rated higher by others, regardless of their actual performance. repeated and the same results were obtained.
According to Robert Kurzban, evolutionary psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the book “Why Is Everyone Hypocrites?”Maybe the lies we tell ourselves do their job sometimes?
Robert Kurzban shares two basic ideas. On the one hand, knowing that the mind is composed of different parts or different modules, it is easy to understand that many contradictory things can be believed, from the level of perception to that of morality; on the other hand, there is a world there, but our brain is dedicated to interpreting our experience, we do not have access to reality, but to what our brain interprets from that reality.
According to Kurzban, humans are evolved beings and evolution is a competitive process, we have evolved to compete with those around us and we have learned to deceive and build lies, this competitiveness, in part, is based on the attempt to convince others of things. That’s not true.
There are different ways a person can be wrong to tell lies, but the question we have to ask ourselves is: “Am I the one cheating on me?Or”Is it just me who deceives me in a strange way?Harboring false beliefs can be helpful in convincing others of something we care about and enjoy.