For probably every individual on earth, the two concepts of WRONG and KNOW are used in relation to and to represent a different set of beliefs & values, and yet, in so much written and spoken expression, they are treated as absolute. For each person both words relate to the important process of discovery. When one "knows" something, often what they really mean is that they "believe" that thing according to what they have discovered in life so far. And when a notion is called WRONG, it is usually called so in relation to the always evolving BELIEFs of the judge, whether or not there exists some reliable and/or independent corroborative opinion. l believe that a healthy understanding of the notions of KNOWing and WRONGness and how they relate to life, relationships and emotions is one possible seed from which successful strategies for resolving all human conflict might grow. To this end, I propose the following definitions:-
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WRONG (adj.) [of a fact or idea] arousing in the hearer, reader, or perceiver a sense of internal conflict or the desire to reject [the fact or idea]
KNOW (verb) to have a feeling [i.e., towards an idea or notion] that it is right (i.e., not wrong)
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In employing such definitions of these words (and appropiately applying them to exact synonyms and opposites) we acknowledge both the emotional and/or manipulative basis for the use of these words in general and the relativeness and limitedness of our human perception.
