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> Only a Sith deals in absolutes. Isn't this an absolute? So you tend to disagree with yourself or do you make exceptions for self-contradiction?

• krapp 10y ago
  It was a joke, but to be honest, I always make exceptions for self-contradiction and the possibility that I am unaware of my own ignorance. I believe humans are by nature contradictory, we're wired for bias confirmation, not truth. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.
  • dmfdmf 10y ago
    "I was just joking" ...always the refrain of the scoundrel when called on their BS, at least in my experience. It is a strawman to imply that my position is that no one is allowed any contradiction or errors whatsoever. The issue is not errors of knowledge or mistakes but the failure to correct such errors when they are found. An honest man works to correct his errors and contradictions, i.e. is consistent, while the dishonest like to wallow in them or pretend they don't exist or rationalize them by misquoting Emerson. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Reliance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Reliance
    • krapp 10y ago
      >It is a strawman to imply that my position is that no one is allowed any contradiction or errors whatsoever. It's also a strawman to imply that I ever implied that.
      • dmfdmf 10y ago
        LOL, "strawman". I don't think it means what you think it means. Don't think we didn't noticed that you ignored the fact that you misquoted Emerson.