338. But imagine people who were never
quite certain of these things, but said that they were very probably so, and that it did not pay to doubt them. Such a
person, then, would say in my situation: “It is extremely unlikely that I have
ever been on the moon”, etc., etc. How
would the life of these people differ from ours? For there are people who say that it is merely extremely probable that water
over a fire will boil and not freeze, and that therefore strictly speaking what
we consider impossible is only improbable. What difference does this make in
their lives? Isn’t it rather that they talk rather more about things than the
rest of us?
those who recognize uncertainty –
the difference is not that they talk more –
it is that they understand more
and what difference does it make to their
lives?
well who is to say?
my bet would be that they live without delusion –
and that they live without prejudice –
and that they are open to the possibilities
–
of this life
© greg t. charlton. 2010.
