Saturday's Words of Wisdom

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) was a British mathematician and philosopher who sought to discover place logic at the center of human knowledge. Here's a sample of the way he thought:

"If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts,
he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is
overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the
other hand, he is offered something which affords a
reason for acting in accordance with his instincts,
he will accept it even on the slightest evidence.
The origin of myths is explained this way."