Today’s post, courtesy of Culturico! The power of certainty is easy to underestimate. And when it comes to both aspiring and established democracies, that underestimation can be downright dangerous. Certainty makes it possible to kill in the name of righteousness, to tear down in the name of virtue, and to demonize and dismiss people who simply disagree.
Democracy and the problem of certainty
Democracy and the problem of certainty
Democracy and the problem of certainty
Today’s post, courtesy of Culturico! The power of certainty is easy to underestimate. And when it comes to both aspiring and established democracies, that underestimation can be downright dangerous. Certainty makes it possible to kill in the name of righteousness, to tear down in the name of virtue, and to demonize and dismiss people who simply disagree.