Credulity kills.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Believing without evidence can lead to harmful outcomes.
- In plain terms
- Believing too easily can kill or harm people.
- What can you take from it?
- Avoid believing things without evidence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you verify truth?
- When do you trust others?
Another view
Sometimes trust is necessary for social function.
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It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
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