What has been written on the ground? Most people answer with either 6 or 9 or say it depends on your perspective, but it does not. The sign on the ground does not change based on you, nor the question is if you could change it. The question is what has been written and a few of the options are – 9, 6, a letter from an alphabet, а hieroglyph, a symbol with some other meaning or a random symbol with no particular meaning intended in it. The correct answer, in this case, is all of this combined – e.g. it leans towards almost 50% being a 6, and almost 50% being a 9, with less than 1% for any of the other options. But that said – any particular answer, other than the combination of all will most often be wrong, as all options are less that 50% of probability. And with no other context – we can’t give 50% or more even to either of 6 or 9.
What does it means
Regardless of perspective, the true meaning/purpose of an object lies in its original intent. Perspective doesn’t alter this; it only suggests a possible interpretation when the true purpose is unknown. Once the intended meaning is known, any alternative perspectives become incorrect. Acting based on a particular perspective often leads to error, as the existence of multiple interpretations implies that the likelihood of any single perspective, being correct, is 50% or less.
A semi-practical example
If I, or anyone else, handed you a sealed bottle (like the one on the picture), what would you assume it contains? Given that it appears sealed, is labeled as water, and the liquid inside looks and behaves like water, most people would likely conclude that it’s water. Now, if I had filled it with another clear, water-like liquid, no amount of belief or perspective from others claiming it’s water would change it. Conversely, if it genuinely contains water but someone doubts this – perhaps questioning the supplier or considering other possibilities — again, no perspective or opinion would alter the actual nature of its contents. Its origin alone defines what it truly is. Perspective offers only a possibility and should be treated as such, not as a definitive value.
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trust
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requires too much effort to predict all different outcomes if it’s not “black or white”