text: When people make lasting decisions, knowing the consequences of that decision are important. When you talk to more than one person about making an important decision, you can get a clearer picture on how things will play out. An example would be if someone were going to steal something. If they asked multiple sources, then they would get multiple responses, like "stealing is bad" and "if you get caught stealing, you might go to jail" or "stealing is good. You should try it" . Depending on their motivation, and the advice they get the person could say "i'm not going to steal", because of all of the drawbacks. If that person had only asked one person, and that person had said "stealing is good", then the person considering stealing is in trouble, because if they make their decision with the advice that stealing is good not knowing the consequences, then they could get into legal trouble. If you only get one opinion on what we are trying to do, then we can sometimes get the wrong advice. Another example is if someone is trying to ask someone out on a date. If the person asks more people, they can get a better understanding of how that scenario will take place. With multiple opinions, you can consider the up: the person you ask out saying yes, or the down: The person you ask out saying no. When you way all of the different opinions like "go for it, you have nothing to lose" to "don't do it, because she doesn't like you", you can get a better understanding of what will happen in that moment, because you have opinions that help you. When you have more opinions on a decision, and you know the pros and cons, you can use that information to make good decisions.