Bertrand Russell (c. 1950): “One of the painful things of our time is those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision.”[1]
Russell, the eminent
sociologist and philosopher who gave thought-provoking lectures via the BBC in
1950, worried about the balance between passion and reason when it came to the
future of humanity. His concern about willful ignorance is a concern for any
age and remains a source of consternation today.
[1]
Living in the Atomic Age (1950) by Andrew G. Bone. The Collected Papers of
Bertrand Russell, Volume 26.
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