It is so much easier not to be wrong than to be right.
Feb 062014
Erring
Error is boundless.
Nor hope nor doubt,
Though both be groundless,
Will average out.
—Cunningham
Feb 042014
In the most intractable arguments, one party regards as a question of degree what the other regards as one of kind.
Dec 302013
Spend enough time mastering a complex system of ideas and you end up believing it.
Dec 242013
To change your mind it does not suffice to change your opinion.
Nov 212013
On many topics it is embarrassing to have an opinion, no matter what it is.
Nov 132013
My regrets amount mostly to not having been enough like myself.
Nov 082013
Few experiences are more salutary than losing an argument, but only if you notice.
Nov 042013
Anyone who believes that if you’re not part of the solution you’re part of the problem is part of the problem.
Sep 022013
Today we believe everything, except what we are told.
Jul 182013
Most of what passes for deep thought today can be traced to some misunderstanding of Darwin, Einstein, Heisenberg, or Gödel.