Beside the extreme of white and black, there is a spectrum of grey. Given a color of grey, some might conclude it as black and some white.
It depends on the referenced color. When grey is put next to white, it looks like black. When grey is put next to black, it looks like white.
I feel that I saw black. Then, I am sure that what I saw was not white. Because, if the color were in fact white, I would not conclude black – even if the reference were white.
How can I know that the color I was is likely grey? The color was in fact grey if some of my friends and I saw black and many others saw white.
The views of others are so important! Their views provide important information for me to correct my view of black. Those who are willing to tell me their different views deserve my best respect. Thank you.
Who would rush to claim that he/she is one hundred percent sure what he/she saw was black? Those who do not know the existence of grey. Those who fail to deduce the color of grey from the conflicting views. If these two groups of people insist what they saw as the only truth, clashes may follow.
One solution is education! Education helps broaden our horizon (seeing the existence of grey) and train our critical thinking (concluding grey)!
Fine print: Assume that all of us are telling the truth!
— Chavez Poon 2026/01/16 09:55