Why do i need multiple sources?

Why do I need to find multiple sources?
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6 blind men went to observe an elephant, in order to draw a conclusion about what it was
The first man stumbled and fell into the elephant’s broad side and declared, “The elephant is like a wall.”
Image: 'sunset wall - texture no. 39’
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The second man felt the tusk, round and smooth and sharp, and declared, “the elephant is like a spear.”
'DSCN8281 - Death with style....' http://www.flickr.com/photos/22490717@N02/4347517070

The third man happened to approach the squirming trunk and decided, “the elephant is like a snake.”
Image: 'Sunlit Snake' http://www.flickr.com/photos/98528214@N00/578071810

The fourth man reached out and felt the sturdy leg and concluded that, “the elephant is like a tree.”
'Natchez crape myrtle bark' http://www.flickr.com/photos/32454422@N00/354777837

The fifth man happened to touch the ear, and said it was clear as could be that the elephant was like a fan.
'Chinese fan'
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Finally, the sixth man approached the swinging tail. “The elephant,” he said,” is like a rope.”
'Swimming Hole Rope' http://www.flickr.com/photos/57038667@N00/138432725

They were all a little bit right, but they were all very wrong.

You need multiple perspectives, taken as a whole, in order to get the complete picture.
'African elephant (Loxodonta africana)' http://www.flickr.com/photos/15745225@N00/3252847397

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Why do i need multiple sources?

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