why do we judge others to find ourselves?

The Daily Show reported recently that scientists in Japan had invented a robot that is capable of recognizing its own reflection in a mirror. "When the robot learns to hate what it sees," said Jon Stewart, "it will have achieved full humanity."

out. I needed to see different things to remind me what I was, in contrast to what I already knew. To see clearly what I had become.

I think the fact that he wasn’t flawless in this gave me ammunition to poke holes. To disregard him. I remembered what his mother said. This happens a lot with people who espouse idealism. We want to feel better about our mediocrity, so we look for the holes.