Wronger than wrong

When people thought the Earth was flat, they were wrong. When people thought the Earth was spherical, they were wrong. But if you think that thinking the Earth is spherical is just as wrong as thinking the Earth is flat, then your view is wronger than both of them put together. “

“The Relativity of Wrong” — Isaac Asimov, American writer and professor of biochemistry (1920-1992)

This is an interesting thought—what it means is that one can be a little bit wrong or a whole lot wrong. In other words, it is a quantitative statement. There can be something that is almost right or totally right. I like the shades of grey, as opposed to black or white—it is more nuanced.

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