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It's how creativity works. Especially in humans. For every good idea, ten thousand idiotic ones must first be posed, sifted, tried out, and discarded. A mind that's afraid to toy with the ridiculous will never come up with the brilliantly original. https://en.m.wikiquote.org/wiki/David_Brin
When a wise man does not understand, he says: "I do not understand." The fool and the uncultured are ashamed of their ignorance. They remain silent when a question could bring them wisdom. Frank Herbert (8 October 1920 – 11 February 1986) was an American science-fiction writer.
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People who think they know everything really annoy those of us who know we don't. Bjarne Stroustrup's FAQ: Did you really say that?. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
If you think it's simple, then you have misunderstood the problem.
Bjarne Stroustrup's FAQ: Did you really say that?. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
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The great success of this system is that it makes the general public afraid of taking responsibility, afraid of taking a position or giving a definite answer, or even of making mistakes.
