Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Aging to Uncertainty
An interesting post by Tom at Ante Aurorum Tenebrae , starting "I've noticed as I get older - unlike most of the older folks I know - I become less sure of myself and of the things I know." As for me, once I found out about confirmation bias, I started--slowly, gradually--becoming less dogmatic and more inclined to think that the other side just might have a point.
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It is always a good idea to examine the footings of your own convictions or truths. They can get mouldy over time. And sometimes the data you used to develop them isn't as good as you thought at first.
Mind you, on the humour front, I liked the old commentary:
"To understand a man you disagree with, walk a mile in his shoes. Then, if you still don't agree with him, he's at least a mile away and has no shoes!"
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