We all have opinions and beliefs, knowledge, perceptions of Truth, conceptions of reality and perspectives on metaphysics (however inarticulate). We have learned many things through personal experience, others’ experience, education, tradition, and so on.
At first thought, we don’t think we’re wrong about any of them
(why would we maintain inaccurate positions?).
(why would we maintain inaccurate positions?).
At second thought, we know we're wrong about something
(we just don’t know what, but we know we don't know everything).
I think this is an interesting dichotomy, one that should make us more humble and open to differing ideas.
Yet it doesn’t.
And so we remain closed off and unvaryingly wrong about something.
we can convince ourselves of anything. (if we try hard enough).
ReplyDeletegreat concluding statement. Hopelessly accurate.
ReplyDelete(i hope you know, I laugh out loud when I read your blog.)