I won’t teach a man who is not eager to learn, nor will I explain to one incapable of forming his own ideas. Nor have I anything more to say to those who, after I have made clear one corner of the subject, cannot deduce the other three.
On the contrary: an intelligent student can deduce the consequences of a thesis without believing it—one must, to form a reliable judgement of its accuracy.
Confucius
i.e. if you don’t agree with me, you’re stupid.
On the contrary: an intelligent student can deduce the consequences of a thesis without believing it—one must, to form a reliable judgement of its accuracy.