Giving ideas a second chance

Last year I read a book that seemingly everyone was raving about. I made it about 60% through it when the author took a sudden turn from logically progressing an argument to stating a badly formed rhetoric idea as truth. I put the book down and in a sigh resigned myself to reevaluate everything I had just read.

A few weeks ago, I was inspired to give the book a second chance. And I’m glad I did.

It turns our the rhetoric idea was a several pages long example of fuzzy logic, that the author deconstructed, without judging the idea. Just logically laid out. If it hadn’t been for my automatic revulsion to the idea itself, I would’ve noticed that a year ago.

Skeptically questioning everything is essential to progress. But cynicism has a tendency to creep in. I’m glad I let go of this cynicism and explored more.