Dan Ariely, a behaviorist explains in a Ted Talk about the decisions we make in our lifetimes. For he goes into depths about how humans are not really rational thinkers. He proves this with first, Visual Presentations. He shows two tables with one that has a length greater than the other with a wider side. We instantly assume that they are not the same size until we see two red lines that extend across one side of the table to the other. Then the two are side by side to prove that they are indeed the same length. But this piece of information is not really important to connect about how this relates to tragedy.
What is important to mention though is the point where he starts to explain about a data on nations with volunteered donors. The data revealed eleven nations with it being split down the middle. One side was close or even to hundred while the other was in the tens up to thirty at the most. He explains that the reason why it is either one side or the other is the wording. You see, their was a question that all eleven nations distributed but it was worded into two ways. Those that were low on organ donors was because the question that asked was worded as the following: Check the box if you want to be a organ donor. While those that scored high was because it was worded as: do not. Humans when faced with a situation that is unfamiliar will leave it alone. He goes on with another activity involving the best offer for subscription to news station called the Economist.
But what I am trying to get at is the idea that humans are irrational. Applying that statement to tragedy. Our choices are misguided and so because of misguided choices. We experience tragedy over and over again. Arthur Miller pointed out that the common man knows tragedy the best. Tis because our choices are misguided because of the way we perceive things. For that is what I have learned for this video. This video in the end did indeed challenged my views on tragedy. That sometimes, even if we are on top of things. We of course would be choosing the wrong decisions because of our irrational thinking. So in the end, sometimes we cannot fight fate or destiny because of our basic fundamental makeup.
John locke on the Self
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Locke#The_self
What is important to mention though is the point where he starts to explain about a data on nations with volunteered donors. The data revealed eleven nations with it being split down the middle. One side was close or even to hundred while the other was in the tens up to thirty at the most. He explains that the reason why it is either one side or the other is the wording. You see, their was a question that all eleven nations distributed but it was worded into two ways. Those that were low on organ donors was because the question that asked was worded as the following: Check the box if you want to be a organ donor. While those that scored high was because it was worded as: do not. Humans when faced with a situation that is unfamiliar will leave it alone. He goes on with another activity involving the best offer for subscription to news station called the Economist.
But what I am trying to get at is the idea that humans are irrational. Applying that statement to tragedy. Our choices are misguided and so because of misguided choices. We experience tragedy over and over again. Arthur Miller pointed out that the common man knows tragedy the best. Tis because our choices are misguided because of the way we perceive things. For that is what I have learned for this video. This video in the end did indeed challenged my views on tragedy. That sometimes, even if we are on top of things. We of course would be choosing the wrong decisions because of our irrational thinking. So in the end, sometimes we cannot fight fate or destiny because of our basic fundamental makeup.
John locke on the Self
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Locke#The_self