[RSBob]

The ego is very opinionated. In fact, our egos have an opinion on everything. Whether the subject is war, abortion, taxes, religion, politics, etc, the ego believes it is right. Every ego often confuses opinions with facts, and it always believes its viewpoints are right, but being right is identification with a mental position - a perspective, an opinion, or judgment.

Being right is how the ego thinks it will become happy. For you to be right, you need someone else to be wrong, and the ego loves to make others wrong in order to be right. In other words, you need to make others wrong in order to get a stronger sense of who you are, and it give you a sense of superiority which the ego craves.

“We are right and they are wrong” is particularly deeply entrenched in politics and those parts of the world where conflict between two nations, races, religions, or ideologies is longstanding. Both sides of the conflict are equally identified with their own perspective, and each side believe themselves to be in possession of the truth. Both regard themselves as victims and the other as evil and wrong. However, both sides are equally incapable of seeing that another perspective may exist and also be valid.

But there is still nothing wrong with a spirited debate if the ego stays out of it. Trying to convince an opposite they are wrong and your are right is an exercise in futility since facts take a back seat to emotional investment in a position. Its easier for many to disagree and hold on to their opinions rather than lose face and admit they are wrong. We all strive to with all our might to avoid congnative dissonance, rather than rearrange our paradigms to reflect what is actual.

Psychobabble on "off" mode.