The Daily Stoic - Evidence is Better Than Belief

Episode Date: December 7, 2021

Ryan explains why you should strive for knowledge, on today’s Daily Stoic Podcast.Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: http://DailyStoic.com/emailFollow us: Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, and FacebookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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For more, you can visit us at dailystowup.com. Evidence is better than belief. If you don't believe you can do something, you probably can. But then again, just because you believe you can do something doesn't mean that you can. There's a great scene in Jam Salter's novel Cassada where a young fighter pilot challenges a much more talented fighter pilot to a contest he can't possibly win. It's a good thing he believes in himself when crew member remarks. Doesn't always mean a lot.

Another replies, I can tell you that from experience. The Stokes knew that there was a distinction between confidence and ego. Yes, you have to know you're capable of great things. You have to know you possess inner strength. You have to be as tough as nails impossible to discourage or intimidate. But at the same time, you can't be a fool. You have to know your limits. If it's humanly possible, Marcus really has reminded himself, know that you can do it. It also regularly reminded himself, know that you can do it. He also regularly reminded himself of his limitations, not to expect the impossible, not to get carried away.

That's the balance, that's the tension of it. When Seneca said that he pityed a man who had not experienced adversity, what he was lamenting was the fact that this man had not been permitted to prove himself, or perhaps more accurately never permitted himself to show what he was made of in part because he himself did not know. But the emphasis here is on the know. You can't know without evidence, without experience, without results and data. Evidence in your capacity to achieve to overcome, to triumph. And this is way more important than belief. Belief is faith. We want more than that.

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