Why are people so afraid of being called wrong?
605527
Admitting you are wrong takes BALLS. It openes you up to being vunerable. The natural human instinct is to protect, so admitting wrongness is hard. People who can admit wrongs are seldom. Jewles. Also, sometimes in anothers eyes they honestly do not believe they were wrong. So it all depends.
63710
Fear.  Fear of being wrong causes people to block out their reasoning abilities.  Its easier to deny, say "no", or just go with whatever the pack already decided.
98510
i think no one wants to do wrong on porpose at all times. One reason people do wrong is because they react out of impulse of the moment or out of insticts without taking the time to think things over first before acting. Other times they do something wrong because they let themselfs convinced and draged into action by so called friends. \nIs in nature of human beeings to feel attracted by forbiden things (which in most cases are wrong) and is in human nature to feel it hard to resist temptations ( we got an example from old times in Adam and Eve who although were aware they were not alowed to touch the forbiden fruit Eve still did it and then convinced Adam to do it also).\nWe can never expect someone to do only the right thing cuz no one is perfect , we are submited to mistakes. The only way we can  make up for the wrong choises we make is to learn from them and dont repeat them.
527970
Because no one in willing to take the time to understand others views.  We are so absorbed in ourselves we can't think of others, we are so certain that our beliefs are correct and are unwilling to take the time to listen to anyone else, only scream over them.  In the end we could all be wrong and never know the difference because we were unwilling to hear the truth.  On the other hand we could be correct, and never successfully witness to anyone else because we are viewed as hateful and ridiculous.
233802
Sometimes people just need to have somoene believe what they believe. \nWe all think our answer is the right one. but some of us are not willing to admit its our opinion. \nAnd yet there are others who cannot accept the fact that they are wrong soe the go and ask to find someone to agree with them being  wrong. when no one agrees they dont want to hear it.
232659
Because people are ignorant and fear anyone who is different from them.
1045510
False premise.  Not 'everyone' is scared ...'.  Come back when you have a real question.\n\nand have a nice day.
255830
Just having a closed-eyes imagination that what they are and what I am? Concertration on existed exeriences and sorting out the phobiatic emotions to deal in personal history in mind gives the way for confidence. This can be a natural way of emotions but many don't get it. There is also a thing that they get it in any other way.
605610
It's because people think they are right and when someone questions their beliefs even a little it scares them.\n\nDiffering opinions should be seen as an opportunity.  They will either change you or support what you believe... they are not about anger and fear.
373264
because some people are afraid to pay attention to a few little details and to get to know people who are a little different than themselves...
908462
People can really be cruel .\nIt makes them think they are special .
1042315
Ah, that is a very good question and has been asked since very old times. To answer it is very difficult but I shall try my best. \nPerhaps it is because we are not perfect. In second place, people love themselves more than their neighbor, but they trick themselves into believing that what they do is correct because it is them who are doing it ( here is a matter of EGO ). NOBODY, not even the most ferocious criminals think of themselves as being bad people. They justify themselves, let's say, like Hitler did. Hitler created an indeology to justify what he said and did. The curious thing is that in Nurenberg, when the top nazis were on trial, not one of them used Hitler's teachings to defend themselves
838046
The distrust or fear of those who are different is part of the human condition.Most of us have been guilty at some stage to some degree. By recognising we have the potential to be prejudiced and /or biased in our thoughts and deeds we can at least be aware and at least try to to eduucate and nurture ourselves and our children out of something that has been inherent for thousands of years.
1012630
People rarely accept the accusations made about ideas that they hold to be truths, especially when the accusations are made by people who are opposed to their ideals.\n\nPeople want to believe things that make them feel better about their lives. They want to feel like they're supporting the good of mankind. Where we all differ greatly is in what we think is good for mankind.\n\nSo people believe the things that stroke their feelings of self worth and reject the ideas that make them feel bad.\n\nThis has nothing to do with conservative values and everything to do with human nature.
862251
Obviously your more intelligent than most people. That's not taking a stab at ya. Some are more receptive to their world than others. You see what many are blind to. But it may be rude to correct people all the time. Gentle aknowledge their veiw and show them yours without any judgement. Don't be sorry ....just be yourself yourallright and on track.
1014003
People tend to say they hate things that they dont know anything about because they are scared.  They fear it because it is different from how they are and they dont know it, so its scarey to them.
248678
Not fear, its arrogance and the feeling that their time os over which i s very very wrong.Older people must b respected becoz they have more xperince in life and are far more better than youngsters.And yes me, a 16 year old is saying this. They like to pick on people who wiont speak back.People who wont hit them back.Its just plain arrogance and superiority complex