SEEING UNCERTAINTY ACT IV
The truth makes for a bad sermon. It tends to be confusing and has no clear conclusion.
—John Patrick Shanley, Doubt: A Parable
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent full of doubt.
—Bertrand Russell
Life is full of uncertainties—conditions we face for which there are no clear-cut, objective, right-or-wrong answers or directions. How does one raise children, punish murderers, handle unwanted pregnancies, respond to terrorism, express spirituality, deal with oppression, reduce crime, lead an organization or nation, reduce poverty? In short, how does one be in the world?
Our human brains have limited tolerance for uncertainty, and so, with great regularity, conflicting positions ...
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