6 Jan 2014 7:44 am
RichClem » 06 Jan 2014 7:32 am » wrote:
You mean I'm supposed to ignore my decades of reading and learning to satisfy ignoramuses and moonbats?
You're kidding, right?
What is your opinion of what the country's Founding Principles are?
I have spent decades reading and learning too, sir. I have strongly-held positions. I, like you, will not cede my views to people I believe are, as you say, ignoramuses.
All that said, no two people in that 'learned" category are going to agree on most, or even much, depending on the subject.
Just because you or I have spent a lot of time studying does not of itself mean either of us is correct.
I find this to be helpful, and the response to it:
"The beginning of wisdom is the admission of one's ignorance."
-- Socrates
Reader response:
It's catchy, but I think it slightly misses the mark... it's not the realization of ignorance that shocks the system, its the realization of uncertainty. When someone truly sees that ALL of their knowledge comes with varying degrees of uncertainty that can never be completely eliminated, that disrupts the "foundational" relationship to knowledge. One must stop thinking that they're going to grasp the absolute truth with both hands and hold on tight, and come up with another way to relate to life, learning, and wisdom.
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/983799