We are most likely to get angry and excited in our opposition to some idea when we ourselves are not quite certain of our own position, and are inwardly tempted to take the other side.
-- Thomas Mann --
BuddenbrooksAnd it puzzle me to learn
That tho' a man may be in doubt of what he knows,
Very quickly he will fight. . .
He'll fight to prove that what he does not know is so!
"A Puzzlement"
Lyrics from the musical, The King and I
Obviously wrong, right? For everybody knows that those who fight the hardest and shout the loudest have no doubts whatsoever . . . for they never give any sign that they might be wrong. And those who admit that they have some questions or even doubts are the weakest in their faith. It's obvious, isn't it?
