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'It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.' Aristotle

From Sybil, Bk. I, Ch. 5 by Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, 1804 - 1881 . . . 'To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.'

'All our knowledge falls within the bounds of possible experience.' Immanuel Kant

'The hardest part about gaining any new idea is sweeping out the false idea occupying that niche. As long as that niche is occupied, evidence and proof and logical demonstration get nowhere. But once the niche is emptied of the wrong idea that has been filling it - once you can honestly say, I don't know, then it becomes possible to get at the truth.' Robert A. Heinlein "

from Part 2 of Three Keys To Understanding Your Reality Perceptions by William Tracer — gather, living, learning Gather