The fatal futility of Fact.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Facts can sometimes be useless or ineffective in achieving meaningful ends.
- In plain terms
- Facts are not always useful.
- What can you take from it?
- Use facts purposefully.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When are facts useless?
- How do you weigh facts vs values?
Another view
Facts are still essential for grounding reality.
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