1. Why do I need to find multiple sources? 'African elephant' http://www.flickr.com/photos/15745225@N00/3581366564
2. 6 blind men went to observe an elephant, in order to draw a conclusion about what it was The first man stumbled and fell into the elephant’s broad side and declared, “The elephant is like a wall.” Image: 'sunset wall - texture no. 39’ http://www.flickr.com/photos/46484428@N00/4941127227
3. The second man felt the tusk, round and smooth and sharp, and declared, “the elephant is like a spear.” 'DSCN8281 - Death with style....' http://www.flickr.com/photos/22490717@N02/4347517070
4. The third man happened to approach the squirming trunk and decided, “the elephant is like a snake.” Image: 'Sunlit Snake' http://www.flickr.com/photos/98528214@N00/578071810
5. The fourth man reached out and felt the sturdy leg and concluded that, “the elephant is like a tree.” 'Natchez crape myrtle bark' http://www.flickr.com/photos/32454422@N00/354777837
6. The fifth man happened to touch the ear, and said it was clear as could be that the elephant was like a fan. 'Chinese fan' http://www.flickr.com/photos/55983868@N07/5651080270
7. Finally, the sixth man approached the swinging tail. “The elephant,” he said,” is like a rope.” 'Swimming Hole Rope' http://www.flickr.com/photos/57038667@N00/138432725
8. They were all a little bit right, but they were all very wrong.
9. You need multiple perspectives, taken as a whole, in order to get the complete picture. 'African elephant (Loxodonta africana)' http://www.flickr.com/photos/15745225@N00/3252847397
Notas del editor
6 blind men went to observe an elephant, in order to draw a conclusion about what it was
The first man stumbled and fell into the elephant’s broad side and declared, “The elephant is like a wall.”
The second man felt the tusk, round and smooth and sharp, and declared, “the elephant is like a spear.”
The third man approached the snake and happened to approach the squirming trunk and decided, “the elephant is like a snake.”
The fourth man reached out and felt the sturdy leg and concluded that, “the elephant is like a tree.”
The fifth man happened to touch the ear, and said it was clear as could be that the elephant was like a fan.
Finally, the sixth man approached the swinging tail. “The elephant,” he said,” is like a rope.”
They were all a little bit right, but they were all very wrong.
You need multiple perspectives, taken as a whole, in order to get the complete picture.
