REASON, RISK, AND MEANING: BALANCING HUMILITY AND CONFIDENCE

Whenever I hear someone claim that they only believe what is demonstrated by reason and science, I want to smile. If that person is in my presence I try to suppress it, lest they think I am making fun of them, which only results in their launching into a grand (and often irritated) defense of both as the way to truth.
It is not that I don’t believe in reason or value science. It’s just that both reason and science work best with a large dose of humility. Thinking either is ...