Language sucks. When it comes to philosophical thinkings and not just things like shopping lists, words which seem to mean only one thing can cause problems by actually referring to several similar things. Sometimes language tricks you into thinking that something is impossible, or forces other prejudices on you (for instance, if someone likes star trek and programming linux, you'd classify them as a geek, then automatically assume they have no social life). Always in expressing an idea you are forced to simplify it; and sometimes that means other people will gleefully sieze the opportunity to point out your apparent failings. Worst of all, any word has a subtly different meaning in the eyes of any given person.

I believe that all ideas have something in them. If you arrive at a conclusion, then you must have followed reasoning and evaluated your subjective facts; so, in a twisted way, all statements contain an equal amount of wisdom. In a more conventional way, that's not true, of course - but what this means is that just because I say one thing, doesn't mean I don't believe the complete opposite as well. It may seem impossible to you, but that's to do with the incompleteness, inaccuracy, and overall subjectiveness of verbal communication.

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