When Protecting a Point of View Becomes the Point
A point of view helps us make sense of a situation. Trouble begins when keeping that view becomes more important than understanding what is happening.
We may select evidence that preserves our conclusion, repeat the explanation that keeps us right, or treat disagreement only as something to defeat. The activity can feel like clear thinking while quietly narrowing what we allow ourselves to see.
We cannot meet a situation from nowhere. A perspective is inevitable, and it may be well supported. The useful question is whether we can notice the work we do to keep it intact.
What evidence would we permit to count against our view? What becomes visible if we stop requiring the conclusion to survive? We need not abandon perspective to be responsible for how we preserve it.