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Who Cares About the Truth? ::

From the “I don’t find pragmatism useful” department:

An unswerving allegiance to what you believe isn’t a sign that you care about truth. It is a sign of dogmatism. Caring about truth does not mean never having to admit you are wrong. On the contrary, caring about truth means that you have to be open to the possibility that your own beliefs are mistaken. It is a consequence of the very idea of objective truth. True beliefs are those that portray the world as it is and not as we hope, fear, or wish it to be. If truth is objective, believing doesn’t make it so; and even our most deeply felt opinions could turn out to be wrong.

– Michael P. Lynch, Who Cares About the Truth?, The Chronicle Review

A good read. Reminds me of this and “don’t believe anything you think”.

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