| This is a bit related: xkcd: Certainty [1] Edit: Here’s the text transcript: > [A door seen from a hallway, with "Teachers' Lounge" on the glass, next to the door is a sign reading "Award." Inside the door are two teachers talking.] > Megan: My students drew me into another political argument. > Cueball: Eh; it happens. > Megan: Lately, political debates bother me. They just show how good smart people are at rationalizing. > [The two teachers continue talking. A third one is seen reading a book on a sofa.] > Megan: The world is so complicated - the more I learn, the less clear anything gets. There are too many ideas and arguments to pick and choose from. How can I trust myself to know the truth about anything? And if everything I know is so shaky, what on Earth am I doing teaching? > Cueball: I guess you just do your best. No one can impart perfect universal truths to their students. > Miss Lenhart: ahem > Cueball: ...Except math teachers. > Miss Lenhart: Thank you. [1]: https://xkcd.com/263/ |