Poor juvenile solutions, explaining nothing. No need then for caution, we may reason on to our heart's content, the fog won't lift.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Human reasoning is insufficient and clarity is unattainable.
- In plain terms
- Our explanations fail and the fog of confusion never lifts.
- What can you take from it?
- Reasoning alone cannot clear the fog of confusion.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can confusion ever lift?
- Is reasoning useful?
Another view
It assumes reasoning is always flawed and never useful.
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