And you, at the other hand, just told me to stop pretending to be wise.
Yes, because that’s what you’re doing. You’re pretending that because things are unknown to you, they are unknowable to everyone. You’re pretending that it’s impossible to know things about the world unless that knowledge meets some kind of impossibly high standard of scientific rigor. And you’re dressing it up by using high status words (in italics), to make it seem as if you’re enunciating some kind of deep insight.
Yes, because that’s what you’re doing. You’re pretending that because things are unknown to you, they are unknowable to everyone. You’re pretending that it’s impossible to know things about the world unless that knowledge meets some kind of impossibly high standard of scientific rigor. And you’re dressing it up by using high status words (in italics), to make it seem as if you’re enunciating some kind of deep insight.
Remember that confusion and ignorance are properties of your own mind, not properties of the world. That is not the proper use of humility.