In 2001 The American Scholar published an excerpt from a talk given by English author Margaret Drabble. In the talk, Drabble claimed that "Our desire to conform is greater than our respect for objective facts."
My definition of conformity is opinions based on influences of others and objective facts are unbiased statements that are based on fairness and are not based on personal opinions. I agree with Drabble. I think that some people find it easier to "go with the flow" than face the facts. Instead of taking the time to face the facts and decide what's right and wrong, they follow others that they might see as "leaders" than do what they want. An example of this may be peer pressure. If someone is telling you do to something, you might follow because everyone else may be doing it.
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