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The problem with life, or at least my life, is that I go through it wrong because of things I can not know. I can't argue with it, I can't know when I'm wrong
by nmcfarl 14y ago
The problem with life, or at least my life, is that I go through it wrong because of things I can not know.
I can't argue with it, I can't know when I'm wrong and when I'm not, and I can't know when I know enough to make any particular decision. (Particularly the last - the number of times I've thought, this is a trivial problem, with a trivial solution, and been proven completely wrong is just huge).
I just assume: "I know as much as I do at this moment", and I make decisions as best as I can. And then I keep learning, and deciding.
This argument ("You are wrong because of things you cannot know") is not one which should make you feel bad about your decisions (or change them), it's one that should encourage you to go elsewhere to learn more about the subject - if you care, and you believe the speaker.
- jlgreco 14y agoI don't think "You are wrong because of things you cannot know" encourages people to seek knowledge, but rather the opposite. If I cannot know something, why should I waste my time on it?
- roguecoder 14y agoTry listening? If you are wrong because of things you cannot know from personal experience, as long as your opinions are formed from personal experience they will be incorrect. So, seek out other people's experiences even if, especially if, they conflict with your own. Though now I'm starting to sound like a stoner. "Broaden your mind, dude..."
- krichman 14y agoBut actually, that argument is applied whenever someone disagrees with popular opinion, instantly silencing them even if they presented their ideas rationally. It's nothing more than an ad hominem argument.