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Excuse me if this is rude but there is an irony to using others' words to argue one should think for themselves more.
by dj_mc_merlin 4y ago
Excuse me if this is rude but there is an irony to using others' words to argue one should think for themselves more.
- woolion 4y agoIt's a variant on the 'doubt paradox' (somebody telling you "you should not believe everything people tell you") itself a variant of the Epimenides paradox (simply known as the liar paradox): a bunch of people who have read more than you tell you to be careful about not reading too much.
- npunt 4y agoHah on the surface I suppose. But I’m not arguing whether people should think for themselves, I’m arguing that it matters when people should think for themselves. If you’re more curious about others ideas on a given topic than your own ideas, then you should absolutely read!
- unsafecast 4y agoI think this is more about credibility - GP made a pretty good argument without the quotes. But the fact that Albert Einstein supposedly agrees puts a lot more weight onto it.