Nothing helps you sleep at night so much as being absolutely certain that you're right, and everyone else is evil.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Moral certainty and viewing others as evil can provide false comfort.
- In plain terms
- Believing you are right and others are evil helps you sleep.
- What can you take from it?
- Doubt is replaced by a rigid belief in being right.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does being certain about being right help you sleep?
Another view
Not all certainty is based on moral superiority or evil.
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