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by adamzerner 4492 days ago
> Kiran explained that he likes it when people say I don’t know because it lends credibility to everything else that they’ve said.

I'd take that a step further, and say that people who assign proper levels of certainty to their beliefs tend to be credible. Most people seem to only be able to think in absolutes.

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Hey! I do this! It tends to drive people insane!
Well you did a good job by saying "tends to" :)