“Admiration is the furthest thing from understanding.” True or false?

[dangerDoge]

I feel like trying to explain the quote too much would bias people one way or the other, so I’ll intentionally leave it up to your discretion.

- What do you think it means?
- How true is it? Why?

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[Whatthefluff]

Admiration is only caused by opinion/personal belief, which cannot be separated from bias. Or it's not true because admiration requires a certain level of context, and most moral stances of admiration are standardized to a society or mass culture.
Hmm maybe it depends on the specific situation and its factors (ie how controversial it would be for someone to say they admire ___ and what for)

[JimRSmith]

It can be. The mindless adulation that the Kardashians attract would certainly seem to provide a strong example of that.

However, it also doesn't need to correspond to a lack of understanding. There are plenty of people who are admired, either from nearby or afar, who demonstrate admirable qualities, which my first examples do not, lol.

[Gavyn]

True. When we admire something, we begin to see it in a light that makes it appear as if it can do no wrong, rather than understanding it for what it really is.

[MackToday]

Makes sense. We project onto others what we want them to be some times.