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ApexVeritas on scored.co
1 year ago1 point(+0/-0/+1Score on mirror)1 child
I prefer to give voice to reasonable alternatives when the truth isn't absolute, so that I, nor my brothers, falter due to our assumptions being wrong.
In our pursuit to be good people, and to improve, we must prioritize and pursue truth with fervor and careful measure. We must know what is true, what is false, what we currently don't know, and what we assume. As mortal, finite, imperfect beings, what we don't know is immeasurable, and we will always be forced to make assumptions, so that we may act. If we were ever fearful of making a mistake, bogged down by uncertainty, we'd be huddled in a corner for all eternity. Still, we must know the options to our assumptions, and acknowledge our wrongs when they occur, so we can more easily move forward in accordance with truth.
To be specific on the topic, I've seen a lot of people make signs on a whim, without planning them out. Still, though, given the world we're living in, you held the safer bet. In much of life, that's the most any of us can do when it comes to uncertainty. Judge it by what we already know, and make assumptive conclusions until possibly being proven otherwise. In many cases, it would be downright foolish to see a dangerous animal, and proclaim "I don't know this animal yet, it may be safe", even though the pattern of behavior for that animal is dangerous. That's why pattern recognition is both a foundation of wisdom, and a requirement for survival for imperfect, finite, mortal beings.
In our pursuit to be good people, and to improve, we must prioritize and pursue truth with fervor and careful measure. We must know what is true, what is false, what we currently don't know, and what we assume. As mortal, finite, imperfect beings, what we don't know is immeasurable, and we will always be forced to make assumptions, so that we may act. If we were ever fearful of making a mistake, bogged down by uncertainty, we'd be huddled in a corner for all eternity. Still, we must know the options to our assumptions, and acknowledge our wrongs when they occur, so we can more easily move forward in accordance with truth.
To be specific on the topic, I've seen a lot of people make signs on a whim, without planning them out. Still, though, given the world we're living in, you held the safer bet. In much of life, that's the most any of us can do when it comes to uncertainty. Judge it by what we already know, and make assumptive conclusions until possibly being proven otherwise. In many cases, it would be downright foolish to see a dangerous animal, and proclaim "I don't know this animal yet, it may be safe", even though the pattern of behavior for that animal is dangerous. That's why pattern recognition is both a foundation of wisdom, and a requirement for survival for imperfect, finite, mortal beings.