Jeremy Stangroom

Your husband loving you? (I'm looking at you Bertie Russell!) There being a god/no god? Frege's life work being ruined (Russell again!).

Also, did Ayer actually say something so daft? I doubt it. What's the source?

Finally, if you follow the logic of the sentiment to its inexorable conclusion - what reason could we have to strive to be right?

Do you think you're conflating minding being wrong to minding the thing you're wrong about?

If you've striven to be right, & it turns out you're wrong, then it's perfectly reasonable to mind (regardless of what you're wrong about.)

all other things being equal though? Not sure if I agree.

If there's nothing to regret in being wrong, why strive to be right? If justification is purely pragmatic, then so long as wrong works...

nothing here saying being wrong is as good as being right. But being corrected is always benefit all else being equal.

If it's not as good as being right, in cases where you're either right or wrong, entirely reasonable to regret being wrong. That follows.

I'm confused the whole point is that it is good you've been corrected i.e. You're no longer wrong!

No contradiction here. It's because it's good being corrected, you should mind being wrong. (Otherwise what reason for minding being wrong?)