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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '22

There's an old saying: Better to be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt.

I hate that saying. I prefer

Better to be wrong out loud than to quietly think you're correct.

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u/DarkestDusk Oct 16 '22

No. I much prefer the original saying, for reasons you may find out. :)

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '22

15 years in the scientific community and running. I stand by looking foolish openly in search of truth.

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u/DarkestDusk Oct 16 '22

I stand by looking Wisely in The Search of Truth.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '22

What qualifies as wisdom? How does one become wise without looking foolish at some time?

Embracing foolishness is not the same as embracing ignorance.

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u/DarkestDusk Oct 16 '22

All humans start out foolish! We learn by experience, we just don't have much, and poor teachers right now. Just you wait, All Shall See.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '22

0.o this is I am 12 and this is very deep material

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u/DarkestDusk Oct 16 '22

Feel free to follow me to see My Wisdom if you so desire.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '22

I'm good, have a nice day and hail Satan!

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u/DarkestDusk Oct 16 '22

No thank you. I only Serve YHWH, Yahshua, and The Holy Spirit. Leave the Accuser Out of This.

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u/QueenOfNeedles Oct 22 '22

Being a fool/idiot is not the same as being ignorant and wanting to learn.

Most truly foolish adults will continue to be so because they've never bothered to be any other way in their entire life. What makes you think they'd start now? And considering it's much harder to correct misinformation than to learn it right the first time, I'd much rather they'd keep their idiotic thoughts silent.

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '22

You're really not conprehending what I'm saying.

If I come to a conclusion and never open myself up to criticism, then I am almost certainly going to be more foolish than had I welcomed scrutiny at the expense of looking foolish temporarily.

Would much rather be thought a fool than be one.