Where both reason and experience fall short, there occurs a vacuum that can be filled by faith.

Socrates himself said, 'One thing only I know, and this is that I know nothing.' Remember this statement, because it is an admission that is rare, even among philosophers. Moreover, it can be so dangerous to say in public that it can cost you your life. The most subversive people are those who ask questions. Giving answers is not nearly as threatening. Any one question can be more explosive than a thousand answers.

What Plato was really asking was perhaps why a horse was a horse, and not, for example, a cross between a horse and a pig.

going only part of the way is not the same as going the wrong way

Where both reason and experience fall short, there occurs a vacuum that can be filled by faith.

I'm not just some butterfly for you to catch.

But understanding will always require some effort. You probably wouldn't admire a friend who was good at everything if it cost her no effort.