"I'd rather be uncertain and learn, than dead certain and wrong."

[randix]

"I'd rather be uncertain and learn, than dead certain and wrong."

I suppose that's my religious philosophy.

It seems to me that the more people think they know, the less they learn.

It's good to examine and question one's beliefs periodically or regularly, in my opinion.

 

[PureX]

"I'd rather be uncertain and learn, than dead certain and wrong."

I suppose that's my religious philosophy.

It seems to me that the more people think they know, the less they learn.

It's good to examine and question one's beliefs periodically or regularly.

For me, personally, faith is not about believing that "X" is true. It's about hoping and trusting that "X" is true even though I cannot know it to be so. Faith is the tool I use to keep moving forward when my knowledge (what I believe to be true) comes up short.

 

[crossfire]

"I'd rather be uncertain and learn, than dead certain and wrong."

I suppose that's my religious philosophy.

It seems to me that the more people think they know, the less they learn.

It's good to examine and question one's beliefs periodically or regularly, in my opinion.

Yep. You have to empty your cup before you can fill it.

 

[Rational Agnostic]

"I'd rather be uncertain and learn, than dead certain and wrong."

I suppose that's my religious philosophy.

It seems to me that the more people think they know, the less they learn.

It's good to examine and question one's beliefs periodically or regularly, in my opinion.

People who are wrong aren't "certain" of anything. They might think they are, but only because they don't understand what certainty is.

 

[Thief]

It seems to me that the more people think they know, the less they learn.

nay....

for each question answered....10 more questions
for ten questions answered...10 more questions each one

the more you learn
all the more things you don't know

you can't stop learning

oh I suppose you could
but then what?...….live in ignorance?
just ignore the next opportunity to learn something?

 

[Wandering Monk]

"I'd rather be uncertain and learn, than dead certain and wrong."

I suppose that's my religious philosophy.

It seems to me that the more people think they know, the less they learn.

It's good to examine and question one's beliefs periodically or regularly, in my opinion.

My favorite:

'I would rather have questions I can't answer than answers I can't question.' - Max Tegmark​

 

[randix]

People who are wrong aren't "certain" of anything.

As an atheist, do you think that people who are certain that a god exists--who believe that without a doubt--are wrong?

 

[Rational Agnostic]

As an atheist, do you think that people who are certain that a god exists--who believe that without a doubt--are wrong?

Most likely yes.

 

[Twilight Hue]

"I'd rather be uncertain and learn, than dead certain and wrong."

I suppose that's my religious philosophy.

It seems to me that the more people think they know, the less they learn.

It's good to examine and question one's beliefs periodically or regularly, in my opinion.

That's why I'm not too big on provisionally based religions.

 

[Nakosis]

"I'd rather be uncertain and learn, than dead certain and wrong."

I suppose that's my religious philosophy.

It seems to me that the more people think they know, the less they learn.

It's good to examine and question one's beliefs periodically or regularly, in my opinion.

Learning assumes you'll gain certainty at some point? Or, what is the purpose of learning?

If you rather be uncertain then stop learning?

Or you'd rather be certain and right... Is it possible to be certain and right at the same time?

 

[sun rise]

I find a balance necessary. If I never question, I can't learn. If I always question, I also can't learn because I'll question what I've learned and get nowhere because I won't accept new information under any circumstances.

That might read a bit odd so here's an example. If I decide to meditate and never do because I question my decision and seek more evidence all the time before starting to meditate, I'll never meditate.

If I rather walk the middle path I could say to myself that there's good evidence that meditation is a thing to do and try it with an open mind, I could make progress.

 

[randix]

Learning assumes you'll gain certainty at some point?

Some degree of certainty or confidence, surely.

I suppose that in the original post I was thinking about or referring to the tendency of some people to dislike uncertainty or to be fearful of what they don't know, and who attempt to compensate for that by convincing themselves that what they already believe (or what they believe they know) corresponds accurately to reality, rather than to contemplate the possibility that those views and beliefs might be incomplete or wrong.

 

[Nakosis]

Some degree of certainty or confidence, surely.
I suppose that in the original post I was thinking about or referring to the tendency of some people to dislike or be fearful of uncertainty, and to compensate by convincing themselves that their current views correspond accurately to reality, rather than to contemplate that those views and beliefs might be incomplete or wrong.

I'm just considering from my POV. I don't know if I employee a lot of certainty in my choices. More a matter of doing what seems/feels best. Not even sure choice is involved. More a matter of letting myself be.

I do stuff and then I do more stuff. It all seems to work out. Stopping for certainty of knowledge of being right seems to cause more problems than fix.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

"I'd rather be uncertain and learn, than dead certain and wrong."

I suppose that's my religious philosophy..

Very nice.

 

[Windwalker]

Learning assumes you'll gain certainty at some point? Or, what is the purpose of learning?

Think of certainty as an infinitely receding point. It's not the destination, which can never arrive except only in our ignorance, but the accumulation of knowledge along the way. In other words, the journey of uncertainty, is the destination.

If you rather be uncertain then stop learning?

I'd rather be realistic about expectations of finding Answers with a capital A. If I start with that premise, I'll only end up with self-delusion of having arrived, when I've barely yet begun.

Or you'd rather be certain and right... Is it possible to be certain and right at the same time?

Sure, if we realize our certainty is always at best, provisional. "Right" is largely a matter of perspective or vantage point, depending on the question asked.

 

[TransmutingSoul]

"I'd rather be uncertain and learn, than dead certain and wrong."

I suppose that's my religious philosophy.

It seems to me that the more people think they know, the less they learn.

It's good to examine and question one's beliefs periodically or regularly, in my opinion.

I see certantity with God, is accepting that there is things we can not know, in the knowledge we know very little.

Regards Tony

 

[metis]

"I'd rather be uncertain and learn, than dead certain and wrong."

I 100% agree.