This may reflect a deep aspect of our thinking called embodied cognition. We tend to understand the world in terms of physical relationships, which we then extrapolate to more abstract thinking. For example, we say that your boss is “above” you hierarchically. They’re not physically above you, but we use this spatial analogy. An argument might be said to be “weak” or “strong,” or if it’s especially bad we might even call it “lame.” You are “blind” to reality and “deaf” to the concerns of others.
