Four Idols

Humanity is undeniably flawed and we are flawed in everything we do. Nobody is perfect. But with each understanding of these flaws, we can strive to correct our errors and become better people. Sir Francis Bacon wrote about his theory that we have four main flaws that cause our misconceptions about reality. These are the four idols; Idols of the Tribe, Idols of the Cave, Idols of the Marketplace, and Idols of the Theater. He brings strong points to prove his theory about each flaw and they also relate forward to the modern world.
In his essay “The Four Idols,” Sir Francis Bacon makes a claim that human discrepancies in understanding comes from four unconscious idols and by understanding these idols, we can more easily avoid them. His first idol, the idol of the tribes, describes human nature and its flaws. Human nature in general tends to coat everything in a different color, for instance, once an opinion makes sense based on a few facts and fictions, all contradicting fac...