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I’ve always taken this phrase to be a contradiction. If you’re always certain but frequently changing your mind, shouldn’t it lead you to, gradually, understand
by coffeefirst 7y ago
I’ve always taken this phrase to be a contradiction. If you’re always certain but frequently changing your mind, shouldn’t it lead you to, gradually, understand that you need to reserve a shred of doubt?
- azhu 7y agoI'm also sometimes confused by how people don't get this. Anybody honest with themselves should realize their phenomenal fallibility. Life necessarily involves drawing conclusions from incomplete data. I can't see how it's reasonable to not be intellectually humble in the face of that fact.