Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 10:12:05 +0500 From: Khan <fiazk-AT-psh.paknet.com.pk> Subject: Re: Convictions George Sherwood wrote: > > "Moral certainty is always a sign of cultural inferiority. The more > uncivilized the man, the surer he is that he knows precisely what is right > and what is wrong. All human progress, even in morals, has been the work of > men who have doubted the current moral values, not of men who have whooped > them up and tried to enforce them. The truly civilized man is always > skeptical and tolerant, in this field as in all others. His culture is > based on "I am not too sure."' -HL Mencken > > C.f. N's "rather have the courage for an attack on one's convictions." > > George > "Having resentment is like taking poison and waiting > for the other person to die" -- Malachy McCourt. > Skepticism is good. On the other hand Nietzsche spoke of a "healthy" skepticism and a "spider skepticism". Can you differentiate between the two ? --- from list nietzsche-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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