Knowing that something IS,
and knowing HOW it is,
are two different things, obviously.
Knowing that something WORKS,
vs knowing HOW IT WORKS,
are two different things, obviously.
This “obvious” truth is already great wisdom
Even greater wisdom is understanding the full consequences of it
A major epistemic consequence are the various common fallacies and biases which result from not understanding that difference,
-confusion of practitioners and theoreticians
-players and commentators
-talking about subject and understanding the subject,
etc
An even more common, yet perhaps EVEN MORE obscure — is how it becomes a DIALECTIC OBSTACLE
Dialectic is the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions. Its TRUTH-pursuing
Now, when you already think you’ve got that truth — it’s bad enough. Hard enough now to try to convince you that you’re wrong
Now, imagine that you KNOW you’re right… but CAN’T fucking explain it
Which… happens all the time, actually
It happens all the time,
Sometimes you’re only slightly more accurate in your judgement, while still in an inferior arguing position
Again, KNOWING HOW something works, or WHY it’s right — is different to knowing that it IS RIGHT
And it WILL happen
And when it happens, of course you are frustrated, are you not
Now, who cares if you’re frustrated
Problem is – in your frustration — you compromise your integrity
You start CONVINCING — instead of STUDYING
You become a politician, a salesman, a debater — instead of an academic, a philosopher, or even a pragmatic practitioner,
Now, what to do with it?
There’s nothing you can do, actually
Not much
We all know a little
But some know even less
We all have different experiences and different opinions
We all have different goals, and different means of attaining them
We all have our biases, and our preferences
And the fact that you can be RIGHT for WRONG reasons — or someone can be WRONG despite right arguments — makes it all that more confusing
And finally,
the fact that we can’t just AGREE TO DISAGREE, as though it’s some fancy matter of philosophy — is the final nail in the coffin,
because DECISIONS MUST BE MADE,
DECISIONS MUST BE MADE
an decisions have consequences
so if you could even let slip someone’s folly,
you are less inclined to do so — if you KNOW it shall impact you adversely
…and so you become frustrated,
you know you’re right — but you lack arguments,
and you compromise
And of course this is the worst thing
For having compromised once — you are now more likely to compromise again,
it’s all good when you’re still on the right,
I becomes very, very, VERY problematic — when you’re wrong,
but you just say:
“I’m not really wrong. I KNOW I’m right”
So what to do, again?
Nothing
Let the chips fall where they may
Take MAXIMUM RESPONSIBILITY,
So that you DON’T HAVE TO convince others
And that’s all you can do
Once you meet the consequences of your actions — is when you know you were right
Or wrong
Indeed,
If you can’t agree — maybe don’t try
Maybe just take more responsibility
And do it YOUR way
And get it done
And if you want to collaborate
Then collaborate
Just understand that there will be disagreement,
TRULY understand it
Which means accepting that people will NOT listen to you — and FUCK UP
Or that you won’t listen to them — and you’ll FUCK UP
Or that you will listen to them — and FUCK UP
And it will take a while before you know whose right
And it is what it is