Michael MeadeThere is a poem at the heart of things and a mythic story in the heart of each of us.
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There is a poem at the heart of things and a mythic story in the heart of each of us. If you believe in something, this means that it must be true. If you believe in something, you must be able to explain why it’s true. If you can explain why it’s true, you must also be able to explain why it isn’t true.
And if you can explain why it isn’t true, you have to be able to do so rationally. All of these are necessary to being a good debater about whether or not something is true or not.
Source: The Genius Myth
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