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March 9, 2020
A larger "I don't Know"
By Josh Mitteldorf
We want so fervently to understand That we deceive ourselves, from earliest youth Imagining we grasp some solid truth. What certainty we have is built on sand.
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We want so fervently to understand
That we deceive ourselves, from earliest youth
Imagining we grasp some solid truth.
What certainty we have is built on sand.
"Whence comes the pow'r from which our lives are lent?"
- One part of understanding, six of faith.
"That counts for seven. What about the eighth?"
- The will itself is potent, as intent.
So ply what certainty you have - don't hesitate
To act decisive while control avails.
Where logic takes you, do not spurn to go.
In heaven as on earth your pow'r is great.
The wider sphere your mastery prevails,
The deeper is your sense of "I don't know"
- JJM #60 in the I Ching Sonnet Project
Josh Mitteldorf, de-platformed senior editor at OpEdNews, blogs on aging at http://JoshMitteldorf.ScienceBlog.com. Read how to stay young at http://AgingAdvice.org.
Educated to be an astrophysicist, he has branched out from there to mathematical modeling in a variety of areas, including evolutionary ecology and economics. He has taught mathematics, statistics, and physics at several universities. He is an avid amateur pianist, and father of two adopted Chinese girls, now grown. He travels to Beijing each year to work with a lab studying the biology of aging. His book on the subject is "Cracking the Aging Code", http://tinyurl.com/y7yovp87.