Where I stand: Proverbs and axioms for the real world

Truth first.

Beauty is a sort of truth, but ugliness is often more true.

Facts are the first step on the path to truth.
First facts, then inference.

Treasure all knowledge, but in proportion to its utility.

Knowledge is probabilistic, because of the limitations of the knower. Cover all bets.

Truth is discrete. The laws of contradiction and the excluded middle
are at the core of reality. It is the shades of gray that are mere appearance.

We all have an inherent knowledge of reason from unreason, and
good from evil. But it is in inchoate and must be developed by training.

Reason and conscience are two aspects of the same thing.
The moral law within our souls comes from the same universe that formed the rest of us.

Only the evil or cowardly feel a need to heatedly deny the existence of moral truth.

Clarity above cleverness. Treat obscurantism with contempt.

Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it's nonsense
(the logical positivist fallacy.)

Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean it's above you
(the obscurantist deflection.)

Entities should not multiply beyond necessity.

Nobody understands everything. Just do the best you can.

Everything's a mystery until you figure out how it works.

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