Thomas Henry HuxleyWhat we call rational grounds for our beliefs are often extremely irrational attempts to justify our instincts.
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This is a very wise quote about the way we approach life. When it comes to our beliefs, we may have a lot of rational reasons for having them. However, in fact, these reasons are often extremely irrational attempts to justify our instincts. In other words, when we say something is true, we may really mean something else entirely.
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