Baring a fault in our visual cortex or optical systems—an optical illusion, in other words—how is determining that Black is Black or that two lines are the same length any different from mathematical statements? There’s a bit in the sequences on why 2+2=4 isn’t exactly an unconditional truth. The thought processes that go into both include checking your perceptions, checking your memory, and checking reality.
Maybe 2+2=4 is too simple an example, though; it would be downright Orwellian to stand in a room and listen to a group of people declare that 2+2=5. On the other hand, imagine standing in a room with a bunch of people claiming that there aren’t an infinite amount of prime numbers—it might be easier to doubt your own perceptions.
Anyone else want to weigh in on this? Does Asch’s methodology effect conformity?
Baring a fault in our visual cortex or optical systems—an optical illusion, in other words—how is determining that Black is Black or that two lines are the same length any different from mathematical statements? There’s a bit in the sequences on why 2+2=4 isn’t exactly an unconditional truth. The thought processes that go into both include checking your perceptions, checking your memory, and checking reality.
Maybe 2+2=4 is too simple an example, though; it would be downright Orwellian to stand in a room and listen to a group of people declare that 2+2=5. On the other hand, imagine standing in a room with a bunch of people claiming that there aren’t an infinite amount of prime numbers—it might be easier to doubt your own perceptions.
Anyone else want to weigh in on this? Does Asch’s methodology effect conformity?