OBSTACLES TO ACCEPTING THE TRUTH

OBSTACLES TO ACCEPTING THE TRUTH his idolization of this personality, whom he could not imagine being in error. Personality worship had closed all the windows of his mind, leaving no way for the light of truth to enter. Another issue is arrogance, or a sense of superiority. Arrogance is, in fact, a state of self-delusion. Such a person, seeing certain qualities in themselves, creates a self-made standard of superiority and inferiority, which prevents them from recognizing the true virtues in others. In their mental framework, their own existence is always elevated above others. A person afflicted with this type of psychology can never recognize the truth. They will always focus on the person presenting the truth rather than the truth itself. Due to their particular mental conditioning, their arrogance will prevent them from accepting the words of someone they perceive as “inferior” to themselves. A person filled with arrogance encounters the truth but is unwilling to accept it. The voice of truth shakes their inner self, leaving them intellectually defeated by its arguments. Despite this, they lack the courage to embrace it. Even when doubt troubles them, they continue to show false confidence. They respond with superficial arguments, give inconsistent answers at different times, avoid addressing the core issues, divert attention by raising irrelevant points, and misrepresent