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I can sadly see that quote taken out of context to justify the paranormal or other crap.

• greyman 10y ago
  Why such an usage is "out of context"? [Not saying it isn't, but I'd like to see some proof. :-)]
• juk3 10y ago
  Yup. These articles much more than their focus on Godel and his fan club would do us all a favor to focus on - How do people day to day deal with ambiguity, where the truth is uncertain or unknowable? The default action always is - they choose the truth they want to be true. And this has long term consequences. They should develop self awareness that it is a chosen truth and feel a sense of responsibility for its consequences. The example I given students when I teach where things worked out well, is Thomas Jefferson's - "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal". We still know 240 years later there is nothing self-evident or truthful about equality. We don't know if it will ever be. Jefferson knew that. Yet he made a choice about what he wanted the truth to be. We face similar choices everyday in life. Choose well.
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