844 () posted 3 years ago by BQnita 3 years ago by BQnita +845 / -1 36 comments share 36 comments share save hide report block hide replies
The line is:
No wise man has the power, To reason away, What a fool believes he sees.
Cognitive dissonance blinds all us to so much. Thinking we truly “know” anything sets us up for eventual disappointment.
The Doobie Brothers were pretty good, but I always preferred “Only a fool would say that” by Steely Dan