Sunday, January 3, 2021

Bertrand Russel: For Most People Truth Is a Secondary Consideration

It’s a very courageous way to be in the world — to embody a profound commitment to truth. Deep bow of gratitude and respect for all who support and inspire us to continue each and every day to lift the veils of our ignorance, illusions, and indoctrination and choose instead to heal and open our hearts, grow in consciousness, and expand our capacity to love. ― Molly


 
The first thing to realize, if you wish to become a philosopher, is that most people go through life with a whole world of beliefs that have no sort of rational justification, and that one man’s world of beliefs is apt to be incompatible with another man’s, so that they cannot both be right. People’s opinions are mainly designed to make them feel comfortable; truth, for most people is a secondary consideration.

― Bertrand Russell 
From The Art of Philosophizing and other Essays (1942)
 

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