I must say, I find this statement rather amusing in context.
Seems pretty obvious that lots of people have inconsistent worldviews.
Does the original quote describe all, or almost all people? It looks like it describes great thinkers- that is, people who should give you pause when they disagree with you. And if this is the first time you’ve met someone, you don’t know whether or not they’re a great thinker, and you may be overweighting a perceived inconsistency in your reading of their statement of their beliefs in your determination of whether or not they’re a good enough thinker to puzzle through.
Er, good point. It didn’t occur to me to think so-called “great thinkers” are that much less likely to be inconsistent than most people. But on reflection I stand by that. See e.g. Eric Schwitzgebel on Kant.
I must say, I find this statement rather amusing in context.
Does the original quote describe all, or almost all people? It looks like it describes great thinkers- that is, people who should give you pause when they disagree with you. And if this is the first time you’ve met someone, you don’t know whether or not they’re a great thinker, and you may be overweighting a perceived inconsistency in your reading of their statement of their beliefs in your determination of whether or not they’re a good enough thinker to puzzle through.
Er, good point. It didn’t occur to me to think so-called “great thinkers” are that much less likely to be inconsistent than most people. But on reflection I stand by that. See e.g. Eric Schwitzgebel on Kant.