certainty

[miriam_e]

It seems to me that to believe in something is to become certain that thing is correct. But certainty is a strange thing. It is a little like trying to trap the wind in a metal box -- the minute you do, it is no longer the wind. The act of believing, driven by this desire for certainty, almost guarantees wrongness. Human knowledge of the real world constantly changes and refines. The only way to be even close to genuine understanding is to always seek it as information blows restlessly about you -- enjoy the wind for what it is.

Don't mistake that for relativism though. Relativism is the opposite to genuine truth, and supposes that any old belief is as good as any other and that people can settle for whatever "truth" suits them. It is a huge mistake. It gives up on real knowledge.