Six blind men, being guests in the palace, asked the king if they could feel the elephant -- a gift from another king -- since they had never “seen” such an animal. The six men touched different parts of the elephant and then came to different conclusions. They argued with one another about who’s conclusion was correct before the king….
The story showed that people easily tend to believe what they see or hear must be the truth without further checking the fact or whether they have obtained complete information.