> he knew personally in various parts of the world who have firsthand experience and write him about it. i cannot even be sure that my version of truth is the

> he knew personally in various parts of the world who have firsthand experience and write him about it. i cannot even be sure that my version of truth is the truthiest version of the truth out there. i cannot say much more about the people i know, even those personally affected by various events around the world. every time i feel confident about my beliefs, i remember rashomon. everyone is affected by bias. the only way to avoid bias is to avoid observation.