Credo ut intelligam means βI believe, so that I may understand.β
The risk management seems to check out:
A thing once believed can always be un-believed, so thereβs not much more risk in believing a thing compared to doubting it.
Yet, there is drastically more insight in believing a thing compared to doubting it. (If this isnβt self-evident, Iβll write a separate post exploring this in depth)
Is modern epistemology β which extols skepticism (βI understand, so that I may decide whether to believeβ) β completely upside-down? π
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https://www.unknown-unknowns.xyz/p/unknown-unknowns-94-via-negativa