#920 - Chapter 920 Inherent flaws in cognition
"He gave me the order to abandon you completely, using the space station as a tool, after I got out. At the same time, he delegated all the highest authority of the Mars base to you."
"Don't blame him; on the contrary, you should be grateful to him. Giving you the highest authority means he trusts you very much. Moreover, he has high expectations for you."
"You must believe that he would never abandon you without any explanation if there was even the slightest chance."
"So, you must believe him, and you must believe me. In this matter, all of us are acting according to Dongfang Chen's instructions, and there is no shady conspiracy."
"Guiguzi said this with a clear purpose. He wants to divide us and make us fight each other. You must not fall for his trick."
Dongfang Chen Er went around in a big circle before finally saying what he wanted to say most.
"That's right, Nata, you can't believe that stinky Taoist priest's words!" Mengka added.
"I'm sorry, Dad, I misunderstood you." Nata was persuaded.
"No need to apologize. Through this incident, you should realize that the relationship between us is actually very fragile and contains uncertain factors."
"The reason why Guiguzi's trick can be so damaging is precisely because of these uncertain factors."
"What you should really do is reflect on yourself."
Dongfang Chen Er pressed his advantage, leading the problem to Nata himself.
He had luckily passed this hurdle, but Guiguzi might stir things up again and again. He had to take the opportunity to give him a strong preventative shot to prevent him from exploiting any loopholes again.
"Don't worry, I will work hard to correct my shortcomings," Nata said solemnly.
"No, that's not the right way to do it!" Dongfang Chen Er denied.
"?" Nata didn't understand what he meant.
"I keep emphasizing to you that cognition is flawed. Do you really understand the meaning of this sentence?" Dongfang Chen Er asked.
"Shouldn't flaws be corrected?" Nata asked.
It seemed that he had always misunderstood this concept.
"No. I'm talking about flaws, not mistakes," Dongfang Chen Er said.
"I don't quite understand," Nata shook his head.
"Let's take an example. Do you think sheep are predators or prey?" Dongfang Chen Er asked.
"That… it depends on the situation, right?" Nata replied.
"You're right, it depends on the situation. For wolves, it's food. For grass, it's a predator."
"From this, you can see that different positions lead to different views on the same thing."
"This is an inherent flaw in cognition: the one-sidedness caused by position."
"Also, let me ask you, do you know where the Sirius star system is located? What is its anchor point value?" Dongfang Chen Er asked.
"I don't know," Nata replied naturally.
"Yes, that's right. This is the second inherent flaw in cognition: incompleteness."
"Please, can you correct these two flaws?" Dongfang Chen Er asked.
"There's no way to correct that," Nata replied.
"Right, there's no way to correct that. These flaws can be understood as inherent attributes of cognition; they are bound to exist."
"Now do you understand the difference between flaws and mistakes?" Dongfang Chen Er asked.
"I understand," Nata nodded.
"Then do you think that by correcting mistakes, you can become perfect?" Dongfang Chen Er further asked.
"No," Nata shook his head.
"Why?"
"Because perfection doesn't exist," Nata replied.
"That's right! Perfection only exists in imagination; it doesn't exist. Therefore, the method of avoiding crises by making yourself perfect won't work," Dongfang Chen Er concluded.
Now Nata finally understood that Dongfang Chen Er had always told him that "cognition is flawed" not to blame him, but to remind him.
"Then how can I avoid being schemed against by Guiguzi again?" Nata asked.
"Cognition also has dimensions. If you want to escape other people's schemes, then strive to improve your cognitive dimension."
"Before obtaining a higher level of cognition, it is impossible to avoid being schemed against. The only thing we can do is to occupy a favorable position in this overall situation," Dongfang Chen Er replied.
"Occupy a favorable position?" Nata didn't understand how to occupy a favorable position through cognition.
"That's right. The so-called favorable position is to use the rules designed by those game makers to give yourself enough control and self-preservation ability," Dongfang Chen Er said.
His words were very general, and Nata found it difficult to exemplify them.
"I don't understand," Nata said truthfully.
"Let's go back to today's matter. Guiguzi tried to use the eight characters on the stele to provoke the relationship between you and me. Then what do you think is the best and most stable way to handle it?" Dongfang Chen Er asked.
