People who make the aim for objective truth primary but acknowledge that we cannot be absolutely sure of it. Difference in foregrounding.
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I wonder how much of this comes down to personality type. Ppl who are fulfilled by knowing things & ppl who love messiness & unknowability.
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I see this more widely. My kind-of-Muslim-but-really-own-brand-of-spiritual friend tells me liberation is in not needing to know the answers
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Whereas I can live with not knowing the answers but don't see this as an opportunity for mystical awe & wonder.
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More an attitude of 'Nope. Don't know this yet. Set it aside for now & work on something else.'
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@UlyssesNewcomb Coincidentally I tweeted a similar point yesterday. I also emphasized use of methods best able to discern truth.pic.twitter.com/7jE4JUvjuw
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