A Brief Note on Intellectual Honesty

Do what thou whilt shall be the whole of the law.

I think the thing that pisses me off quickest is when someone is being belligerently ignorant and are so set in their delusions that they won’t look at the facts even when you put them directly in front of them. Several times recently I’ve gone into lengthy explanations about why something is wrong and doesn’t fit the facts and they just get mad at you and refuse to even consider the facts, much less update their views to match reality. If we could just do away with this human tendency we could advance the species significantly overnight. I make it a personal rule that I never accept anything too much as to make me immovable, and that I will remain always open to change my views in light of new information if it is confirmed to indeed be substantiated fact. I don’t understand why most people seem incapable of doing this. You should always maintain a healthy level of skepticism and intellectual curiosity. You should always go where the facts lead. To do otherwise is to be belligerently immobile no better than a stubborn ox.

Of course there’s always also the knowledge that comes from gnosis, but such knowledge cannot be shared unless substantiated externally. Nobody should be expected to accept your gnosis as fact for themselves without their own independent investigation if that is even possible. Don’t just dismiss it out of hand, and believe people when they tell you about their experiences, but never expect someone to take your words as gospel when all they have to take them on is your word that you’re telling the truth. However, that on its own is one thing but once you start having a lot of people having the same experience, even if it cannot be measured, then that becomes a form of information substantiation in itself.

Love is the law, love under will.

Frustrated,
Vanessa