The more false we destroy the more room there will be for the true.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Destroying falsehoods creates space for truth to exist.
- In plain terms
- Get rid of lies to make room for truth.
- What can you take from it?
- Eliminate falsehoods to allow truth to emerge.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What false beliefs do you hold?
- How do you find truth?
Another view
Some truths are discovered through error rather than destruction of it.
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