The mark of intelligence is the ability to hold seemingly contradictory things at the same time without immediately rejecting one side, and when you learn both deeply you often find in the right moment a resolution—this is intellectual and spiritual growth.
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“the mark of intelligence is an ability to hold to things that are seemingly contradictory at the same time to learn and understand understand about both without immediately rejecting and immediately trying to resolve them”
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How “The Matter With Things” Can Transform the World | book by Iain McGilchrist— The New Enlightenment with AshleyCreated: 8/10/2026, 10:54:18 PM
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