74. More Than One Idea

The dangerous man is the one who has only one idea, because then he’ll fight and die for it. The way real science goes is that you come up with lots of ideas, and
most of them will be wrong.
—Francis Crick

Whenever a theory appears to you as the only possible one, take this as a sign that you have neither understood the theory nor the problem which it was intended to solve.
—Karl Popper

What ideas or theories do you have of yourself that stand alone and unchallenged?

• Ugly?
• Stupid?
• Lazy?
• Undeserving?
• A sinner?
• Powerless?
• Ashamed?
• A failure?
• Depressed?
• Anxious?
• Afraid?

or maybe

• Smart
• Pretty
• Strong
• Worthy
• Above only
• Successful
• Right
• Honest
• Caring
• Humble
• Self-less

You can only have one idea if that idea suppresses the creation of new ideas that may challenge it. It is an anti-rational meme. It is disabling your creativity. It secretly dictates how you live.

The question is what will you do about it?

Will you be tolerant of the intolerant?

You have a choice.