[discostu]

But that is everything, sort of. People are certain about a lot of stuff, most of which they don't actually know JS about. Just check out DU and see how they'll wax poetic about all kinds of crap they wouldn't know if it hit 'em upside the head.

[cornelis]

Just check out DU and see how they'll wax poetic about all kinds of crap they wouldn't know if it hit 'em upside the head.

Everyone works within limited givens, including Descartes. This is why his talk of finitude is important. The reaction to that is the reason for the fame of this Latin phrase. Rand and other Enlightenment optimists consider it sufficient for politics to work within limited givens and ignore the rest.