Most controversial real-world moral problems, such as global warming and healthcare reform, are very complicated. Nevertheless, people without expertise on these topics have strong opinions about them. In an ideal world, we’d all transform ourselves into experts and make judgments based on extensive knowledge. Given that this will never happen, our next best option is to emulate the wisdom of Socrates: We become wiser when we acknowledge our ignorance.
Sometimes the smartest thing is to admit you don't know enough
