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What does it mean?
Since understanding evolves, seeking truth is better than claiming to know it.
In plain terms
Stay curious and keep seeking truth instead of assuming you know.
What can you take from it?
Prioritize learning over claiming certainty.

Where it applies

  • scientific inquiry
  • personal development
  • debates

Putting it to work

  • stay open minded
  • admit ignorance
  • read widely

Questions to consider

  • Are you open to being wrong?
  • Why is seeking truth better than knowing?

Another view

Practical decisions sometimes require acting on incomplete truth.

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