I guess I see it a little differently. To me folks here generally acknowledge that there are many factors involved in most complex situations, they just argue that one known factor is more important than another, which ultimately is a judgment call (as opposed to correct vs incorrect).Belindi wrote: ↑April 2nd, 2021, 3:53 amIt is a sign of pathological ***fearfulness to want more than anything to be right. It is better to be able to live happily with uncertainty combined wherever possible with reasonable hope .impermanence wrote: ↑December 30th, 2020, 9:42 pm It seems what people want more than understanding is to be right. Look at all the bandwidth spent on this site matching one genius against the other, each attempting to convince that they are in-the-know.
What if there was no way to know? What if knowing was impossible? Would people still feel the need to convince everybody that they were correct? It appears so as affirmation is the name of the game.
One of the most interesting things about people is that although they intuitively realize that they cannot understand anything, they still have this desire to convince others that they are right. What a heavy burden to bear!
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All situations are naturally complex except when variables have been artificially excluded as in scientific procedures. Judging which known factor signifies meaning is best done with a bow to uncertainty.LuckyR wrote: ↑April 3rd, 2021, 1:57 amI guess I see it a little differently. To me folks here generally acknowledge that there are many factors involved in most complex situations, they just argue that one known factor is more important than another, which ultimately is a judgment call (as opposed to correct vs incorrect).Belindi wrote: ↑April 2nd, 2021, 3:53 amIt is a sign of pathological ***fearfulness to want more than anything to be right. It is better to be able to live happily with uncertainty combined wherever possible with reasonable hope .impermanence wrote: ↑December 30th, 2020, 9:42 pm It seems what people want more than understanding is to be right. Look at all the bandwidth spent on this site matching one genius against the other, each attempting to convince that they are in-the-know.
What if there was no way to know? What if knowing was impossible? Would people still feel the need to convince everybody that they were correct? It appears so as affirmation is the name of the game.
One of the most interesting things about people is that although they intuitively realize that they cannot understand anything, they still have this desire to convince others that they are right. What a heavy burden to bear!
*** "pathological" : tending towards suffering or dying.
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Well said. The more folks know, the more uncertainty they are willing to acknowledge.Belindi wrote: ↑April 3rd, 2021, 5:00 amAll situations are naturally complex except when variables have been artificially excluded as in scientific procedures. Judging which known factor signifies meaning is best done with a bow to uncertainty.LuckyR wrote: ↑April 3rd, 2021, 1:57 amI guess I see it a little differently. To me folks here generally acknowledge that there are many factors involved in most complex situations, they just argue that one known factor is more important than another, which ultimately is a judgment call (as opposed to correct vs incorrect).Belindi wrote: ↑April 2nd, 2021, 3:53 amIt is a sign of pathological ***fearfulness to want more than anything to be right. It is better to be able to live happily with uncertainty combined wherever possible with reasonable hope .impermanence wrote: ↑December 30th, 2020, 9:42 pm It seems what people want more than understanding is to be right. Look at all the bandwidth spent on this site matching one genius against the other, each attempting to convince that they are in-the-know.
What if there was no way to know? What if knowing was impossible? Would people still feel the need to convince everybody that they were correct? It appears so as affirmation is the name of the game.
One of the most interesting things about people is that although they intuitively realize that they cannot understand anything, they still have this desire to convince others that they are right. What a heavy burden to bear!
*** "pathological" : tending towards suffering or dying.
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Not wisdom, but science has advanced since Socrates . If science is a true guide to knowledge we have more and better justifications than had Socrates for a great many beliefs and unbeliefs.LuckyR wrote: ↑April 3rd, 2021, 12:24 pmWell said. The more folks know, the more uncertainty they are willing to acknowledge.Belindi wrote: ↑April 3rd, 2021, 5:00 amAll situations are naturally complex except when variables have been artificially excluded as in scientific procedures. Judging which known factor signifies meaning is best done with a bow to uncertainty.LuckyR wrote: ↑April 3rd, 2021, 1:57 amI guess I see it a little differently. To me folks here generally acknowledge that there are many factors involved in most complex situations, they just argue that one known factor is more important than another, which ultimately is a judgment call (as opposed to correct vs incorrect).
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