Testing to failure is necessary to take us out of belief systems that turn into self-fulfilling prophecies. As an easy example, if you observe that nobody likes you, then you won't bother talking to people or helping them out. That will reinforce the "fact" that nobody likes you. On the other hand, if you convince yourself that everybody likes you, then you may suddenly discover your circle of friends growing rapidly. My point is that in both of these cases, what you believe is correct. Hence logic cannot change that belief system. It can only be changed by trying different ideas and seeing what happens. |