Clive Bell Quote

"Only reason can convince us of those three fundamental truths
without a recognition of which there can be no effective liberty:
that what we believe is not necessarily true;
that what we like is not necessarily good;
and that all questions are open."

by:	Clive Bell (1881-1964)
Source:	Civilization, 1928
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Categories:	Faith, Freedom, Reason, Religion, Truth, Liberty, Agnostic
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-- Gary Reid, Stouffville on
Right on, Clive!  -- Byron, Fort Collins
This is a great quote if you like unsupported universal assertions. If all questions are open we have no criteria to evaluate anything.  -- Dan, Portsmouth
-- Anonymous, Reston, VA, US
Dan, great reasoning.  -- Mike, Norwalk
-- dick, Fort Worth
I like it. As a seeker of truth, I must continue to re-evaluate my position and beliefs. I recognize that there is a great deal I do not know and that even my own sacred cows are not exempt from inspection. The 'truth' -- whatever it may be -- is what it is whether I am aware of it or not, thus the perpetual open questions. Yes, I answer those questions for myself, but there are still more questions -- even questioning the meaning of fundamental words such as 'truth' and 'God' are open questions -- what is 'truth'? what is 'God'? How do we know? Why bother trying to answer perpetual open questions? Answering them often cuts us off from the bigger picture -- what we overlook or miss sometimes changes the whole thing. But the 'unknown' is uncomfortable, so we come up with something/anything that can put our minds at ease and make sense of a world that often appears senseless. ;-)  -- E Archer, NYC

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