2/5/11.
"Nothing endures," said Heraclitus, "but change."
It is not just arteries and veins that become clogged during adulthood.
Beliefs and ideas get clogged that have been overturned by new scientific findings.
We tell ourselves stories to get to the truth. We must constantly revise our stories to fit the ever-changing world of discoveries.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703439504576116032151311622.html?KEYWORDS=the+need+to+unlearn
"Nothing endures," said Heraclitus, "but change."
It is not just arteries and veins that become clogged during adulthood.
Beliefs and ideas get clogged that have been overturned by new scientific findings.
We tell ourselves stories to get to the truth. We must constantly revise our stories to fit the ever-changing world of discoveries.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703439504576116032151311622.html?KEYWORDS=the+need+to+unlearn
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