Why do I always do that?
Over-generalising is a basic human need. Little wonder then that we are quick to apply “always”, even to ourselves – whom we imagine to be more consistent and coherent than most of us actually are.
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The whole project of rational enquiry can be seen as the attempt to bring greater order to our understanding of the world. However, just as lovers of well-kept homes can be obsessively fastidious, so seekers after intellectual rigour can push orderliness too far.
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