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The catch is that in such a society as ours, any apparent inconsistency is treated as a sign of error or intellectual muddle. Ambiguity is no longer a strength, given that truth is known to be complicated and many-layered; it is a weakness, since truth is thought of as single and straightforward.
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The reason we disown or decry complexity in an individual despite knowing that we ourselves contain that same complexity. Additionaly, a cause of the self-disatisfaction (self-loathing) in the face of our own complexity.
The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
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