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“There is, however, a strong empirical reason why we should cultivate thoughts that can never be proved. It is that they are known to be useful. Man positively needs general ideas and convictions that will give a meaning to his life an d enable him to find a place for himself in the universe. He can stand the most incredible hardships when he is convinced that they make sense; he is crushed when, on top of all his misfortunes, he has to admit that he is taking part in a "tale told by an idiot.” — C.G.Jung
There is, however, a strong empirical reason
why we should cultivate thoughts that can
never be proved. It is that they are known to
be useful. Man positively needs general ideas
and convictions that will give a meaning to
his life an d enable him to find a place for
himself in the universe. He can stand the most
incredible hardships when he is convinced that
they make sense; he is crushed when, on top
of all his misfortunes, he has to admit that he
is taking part in a "tale told by an idiot.