The Learned Man Understands the Ignorant
The learned man understands the ignorant for he was once ignorant himself. The ignorant man does not understand the learned for he has never been learned himself.
Intellectual Reference Point Restoration
Topic: “Epistemic Humility”
🔎 Lexicon containing “Epistemic Humility”
Definitions and explanations of key terms used throughout the site.
Epistemic Humility
Recognition of the limits of one’s knowledge and the fallibility of human understanding.
💬 Quote Library — containing “Epistemic Humility”
Never Doubt What Nobody Is Sure About
Oh, you should never, never doubt what nobody is sure about.
📖 Excerpts Library
You’re Always Saying, “I Guess.”
You're always saying, "I guess." "That worked, I guess. I'll see you later, I guess."
Humans for the Most Part Don’t Have a Clue
Humans for the most part don't have a clue. They don't want one or need one either. They're happy. They think they have a good bead on things. Why the big secret? People are smart, they can handle it. A...
Source: Men in Black
🎼 Song Excerpts
Making Smart with Their Words Again
Don't you think that it's boring how people talk? Making smart with their words again, well I'm bored
Source: Tennis Court by Lorde
I Know That I Could Answer Something Better
I don't have a simple answer, but I know that I could answer, something better
Source: This Is Your Life by The Killers
🧵 Narrative Threads containing “Epistemic Humility”
My Friends and I We’ve Cracked the Code
One day the blood won’t flow so gladly. One day we’ll all get still. Get still.
I Was Just Guessing at Numbers and Figures
Nobody said it was easy. No one ever said it would be so hard. I’m going back to the start.
We’ll Begin With a Spin
Anything you want to, do it. Want to change the world? There’s nothing to it.