Why would wide applicability be a mark against an idea? Do you feel the same way about gravity and normal distributions? Your example is an excellent one thoug

Why would wide applicability be a mark against an idea? Do you feel the same way about gravity and normal distributions? Your example is an excellent one though because it shows a corollary to the way that quote was intended in this conversation. How it was meant: "It's OK to not remember everything you've read verbatim, because the important parts mixed into who you are/were." Your corollary: "We must be careful about what we consume because it will be mixed into who you are."