They were right even though there was no way, no sensible way, no logical way they could be right
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Truth can hold even when it defies logic or expectation.
- In plain terms
- Something can be true even if it makes no sense.
- What can you take from it?
- Trust outcomes over pure logic when evidence is clear.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did logic fail you?
- How do you handle paradoxes?
Another view
Logic usually predicts truth reliably.
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