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b_b  ·  3578 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What science excites you?

The above is the best argument for humility. Or, to paraphrase the immortal words of Don Rumsfeld (a decidedly unhumble man), "It's the unknown unknowns that you worry about." Teenagers are pricks (present company excluded, obviously :), because they don't yet know how much there is to learn about the world. Once the light becomes strong enough to allow you to see that you're standing at the edge of the abyss, then you start to understand the depth of the world. Or at least understand that you don't understand it.