Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance.

  • -- Bertrand Russell 罗素

教条主义和怀疑主义在某种意义上都是绝对的哲学;一个肯定知道,另一个肯定不知道。哲学应该消散的是确定性,无论是知识还是无知。

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I think there was an absolute, deep gap between consensual relations between adults, which people may like or dislike, and people who physically impose themselves on children or misuse their authority to impose on children.

我认为,在成年人之间的自愿关系(人们可能喜欢或不喜欢这种关系)和那些把自己的身体强加于孩子或滥用职权强加于孩子的人之间,存在着绝对的、深刻的鸿沟。

We regard it as a certainty that the earth, enclosed between poles, is bounded by a spherical surface.

我们认为地球在两极之间是由一个球面所包围的,这是毫无疑问的。

Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions.

确定是平静与安宁之母,不确定是分歧与争吵之源。

The logic of validation allows us to move between the two limits of dogmatism and skepticism.

验证的逻辑允许我们在教条主义和怀疑主义的两个极限之间移动。

People have moved beyond apathy, beyond skepticism into deep cynicism.

人们已经超越了冷漠,超越了怀疑,进入了深深的犬儒主义。

The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism.

可靠的信任之路是穿过怀疑的密林。

Reading - the best state yet to keep absolute loneliness at bay.

阅读——远离绝对孤独的最佳状态。