There are many ways of being wrong, but only one way of bei… - Susan Stebbing

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There are many ways of being wrong, but only one way of being right.

Susan Stebbing

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L. (Lizzie) Susan Stebbing (December 2, 1885 – September 11, 1943) was an English philosopher. She belonged to the 1930s generation of analytic philosophy.

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Alternative Names: L. Susan Stebbing • Lizzie Susan Stebbing • (Lizzie) Susan Stebbing

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We are content to accept without testing any belief that fits in with our prejudices and whose truth is necessary for the satisfaction of our desires.

...potted thinking is easily accepted, is concentrated in form, and has lost the vitamins essential to mental nourishment.

We must face the unfortunate fact that we are moved to the acceptance of beliefs by factors that are wholly irrelevant to their truth.

There are many ways of being wrong, but only one way of being right. - Susan Stebbing

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