Error ... is less an intellectual problem than an existential one - a crisis not in what we know, but in who we are. We hear something of that identity crisis in the questions we ask ourselves in the aftemath of error: What was I thinking? How could I have done that?

The inability to experience regret is one of the diagnostic characteristics of sociopaths.

without being sure of something, we can not begin to think about everything elses

First, philosophy concerns itself with all kinds of issues that don't get much airtime in day-to-day life. What's the nature of reality? Can we ever truly know anything, and if so, how? What does it mean to be a moral agent? And while we're at it, is there any such thing as agency anyway?

If it is sweet to be right, then - let's not deny it - it is downright savory to point out that someone else is wrong.

We're terrified of not having the answers, and we would sometimes rather assert an incorrect answer than make our peace with the fact that we really don't know.

The miracle of your mind isn't that you can see the world as it is. It's that you can see the world as it isn't.