Friday, November 23, 2012

But our preferences do not determine what's true

Carl Sagan in Wonder and Skepticism.
The truth may be puzzling. It may take some work to grapple with. It may be counterintuitive. It may contradict deeply held prejudices. It may not be consonant with what we desperately want to be true. But our preferences do not determine what's true.

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