Two conflicting ideas/ things can be true at once - a podcast by Ian Nissi

"Fitzgerald once wrote that the mark of a first rate intelligence was to keep two opposing ideas in your head and continue to function. Two different or conflicting ideas/ things can be true" As asked and answered on Quora by burt smiley. A good man may be a killer if he is at war. A good idea may have unintended bad results. It's okay to be terrified about the short run and optimistic about the long run. Those aren't mutually exclusive. But it can feel like they are, especially when expressing optimism publicly makes you look oblivious to today's reality. It's also okay to be both confident about your decisions and humble about how little we know. "strong opinions, weakly held" is probably the best philosophy when the stakes are high and the uncertainty is vast. Bottom line is when emotions swing from one side to the other it can be tempting to not trust either. But sometimes it's fine to have conflicting emotions, because two opposite things can be true at the same time.

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