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truth

  • Assumptions provide fence-sitting answers. They are just half-truths that validate how things usually go, band-aids that make us feel safer. The inquisitive mind chases uncertainty and complexity. “We must be ignorant of what we are looking for, or we would not go looking for it.” Maurice Merleau-Ponty Rather, like a dog with a bone, we…

  • Curiosity expands the truth. There’s always an insightful gem around the corner. So we chase the unfamiliar, gathering knowledge about interesting subjects unrelated to our core interests. Seeking knowledge should invite more ambiguity than it solves. The tyranny of certainty tries to stem philosophical reflection. The conflict between knowing and leaving the door open for…

  • No one is in sole possession of the truth. We’re all just throwing darts at different concepts and opinions that with consistency, appear factual. We pick up positive vibrations from they way things go most of the time. Turn on some music or laugh out loud and thought disappears altogether. The urge to verify is…