Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance.

  • -- Bertrand Russell 罗素

教条主义和怀疑主义在某种意义上都是绝对的哲学;一个肯定知道,另一个肯定不知道。哲学应该消散的是确定性,无论是知识还是无知。

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Don't be too harsh to these poems until they're typed. I always think typescript lends some sort of certainty: at least, if the things are bad then, they appear to be bad with conviction.

这些诗打好之前不要太苛刻。我总是认为打字稿提供了某种确定性:至少,如果事情是坏的,那么它们似乎是坏的信念。

I don't believe in angels and I have trouble with the whole God thing. I don't want to say I don't believe in God, but I don't think I do. But I believe in people who do.

我不相信天使的存在,我也不相信上帝。我不想说我不相信上帝,但我想我不相信。但我相信这样做的人。

I think I've always had a certain amount of skepticism of this whole 'shut up and smile' theory. I haven't ever swallowed that pill so easily, although I tried.

我想我一直对“闭嘴微笑”理论持怀疑态度。虽然我试过,但我从来没有那么容易吞下那颗药丸。

The logic of validation allows us to move between the two limits of dogmatism and skepticism.

验证的逻辑允许我们在教条主义和怀疑主义的两个极限之间移动。

We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.

我们只能对我们不理解的事情绝对肯定。