Give me that old time Fundamental Attribution Problem...

[2PhiloVoid]

Yeah, it's something like this these days, isn't it? We maximize the meaning of other's wrongdoing while diminishing the meaning of what we, ourselves do wrong.

I mean, politics and business seems to be rife with this sort of erroneous thinking.

Then again, this video above is 6 years old. Maybe people and politics have changed and when people point the finger, they're now right?

 

[zippy2006]

Yep. Aristotle talks about something similar, namely the way that people want to receive credit for their virtues but be excused for their vices.

 

[2PhiloVoid]

Yep. Aristotle talks about something similar, namely the way that people want to receive credit for their virtues but be excused for their vices.

Yes, there's Aristotle to consider, but then, I'm thinking more in the context of Jesus and Paul the Apostle here in all of this.

Part of the problem contributing to the onset of FAE is anything pertaining to 'revolutionary' thinking, especially that of Marx, Lenin or Mao.

Because of this, I hear that the 'blame game' is all the rage these days and everyone thinks they're a victim.

 

[jacks]

I've yet to meet anyone who didn't have a "Fundamental Attribution Problem." (Myself included.) The same thing happens with couples or groups of people. It seems to be not only psychological, it's also sociological.

 

[Jermayn]

Yeah, it's something like this these days, isn't it? We maximize the meaning of other's wrongdoing while diminishing the meaning of what we, ourselves do wrong.

I mean, politics and business seems to be rife with this sort of erroneous thinking.

Then again, this video above is 6 years old. Maybe people and politics have changed and when people point the finger, they're now right?

Outstanding video!