Monday, December 22, 2014

An Explanation for Everything

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The Creator sent knowledge and understanding down from Heaven like raindrops from the sky, and when they struck the earth, they became mud.

Slightly paraphrased, that’s a quote from one of my favorite books.  I think it is an elegant metaphor for the human condition - a great explanation of why equally intelligent people can hold such widely divergent views.

While it may be our duty – our purpose in life – to seek truth in all things, we must always maintain a healthy skepticism about what we think we know.  Few things in history have caused more damage than people who were sure they had a monopoly on the truth.

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