Hammurabi's code: He who falsely accuses someone of a crime is to be penaliized as if he committed it himself Applies to all: right,left,... - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Beyond our perceptional distortions, there is a problem with logic itself. How can someone have no clue yet be able to hold a set of perfectly sound and coherent viewpoints that match the observations and abide by every single possible rule of logic? Consider that two people can hold incompatible beliefs based on the exact same data. Does this mean that there are possible families of explanations and that each of these can be equally perfect and sound? Certainly not. One may have a million ways to explain things, but the true explanation is unique, whether or not it is within our reach.

Work destroys your soul by stealthily invading your brain during the hours not officially spent working; be selective about professions.

Napoleon was also the grandmaster of fake news, doctoring up his "bulletins", misreporting his casualties and those of the enemies, even when he was the winner.