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Re:It's weird that people get mocked for changing their minds by throwuwu on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @09:45AM (#36492667)
If you view all beliefs as provisional then you’ll probably accomplish nothing. You have to go all in sometimes even just to figure out if you’re wrong.
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Re:It's weird that people get mocked for changing their minds by dragonwriter on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @10:30AM (#36493368)
No, you don’t.

In fact, if you don’t view it as provisional, you’ll never figure out its wrong. Cf. Columbus and reaching the East Indies.

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