>why is peace of mind more important to us than actually being right? Because more important than attending directly to the growth of knowledge is guarding the

>why is peace of mind more important to us than actually being right? Because more important than attending directly to the growth of knowledge is guarding the conditions under which it can grow. The desire to be right is often used against us -- as embodied in traditional ideas about Satan, who brings light (hence 'Lucifer') and uses the truth selectively to accuse.