The danger of so-called “absolute correctness” lies in the fact that once it is established, it simultaneously closes off channels for questioning, reflection, and correction, turning all disagreements from “issues that can be discussed” into “errors that must be eliminated,” thus execution replaces thinking, and suppression becomes inevitable; human cognition is inherently limited, and any system that cannot be tested and criticized will only magnify its own flaws and become closed off, so judging whether a set of ideas is reliable depends not on how correct it claims to be, but on whether it allows questioning and can be corrected through opposition. Only those that can withstand criticism may approach the truth; systems that rely on consistency and silence to maintain often merely mask incomplete confidence.
The danger of so-called “absolute correctness” lies in the fact that once it is established, it simultaneously closes off channels for questioning, reflection, and correction, turning all disagreements from “issues that can be discussed” into “errors that must be eliminated,” thus execution replaces thinking, and suppression becomes inevitable; human cognition is inherently limited, and any system that cannot be tested and criticized will only magnify its own flaws and become closed off, so judging whether a set of ideas is reliable depends not on how correct it claims to be, but on whether it allows questioning and can be corrected through opposition. Only those that can withstand criticism may approach the truth; systems that rely on consistency and silence to maintain often merely mask incomplete confidence.