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Russell's Case for Intellectual Integrity Resonates Online
Original: I mean by intellectual integrity the habit of deciding vexed questions in accordance with the # evidence , or of leaving
A quotation on intellectual integrity, attributed to Bertrand Russell, is circulating widely. In it, Russell defines the virtue as the habit of deciding contested questions according to the evidence, or leaving them undecided when the evidence is inconclusive, while noting that almost all adherents of any system of dogma underestimate this quality. Readers are sharing the passage as a timely statement on honest reasoning and the discipline of suspending judgment rather than forcing conclusions.
Why now: The quote offers a concise defence of evidence-based thinking that people find relevant to current debates.
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- I mean by intellectual integrity the habit of deciding vexed questions in accordance with the # evidence , or of leaving them undecided where the evidence is inconclusive. This virtue, though it is underestimated by almost all adherents of any system of # dogma , is to my mind… · tomcapuder@universeodon.com · 1
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