31 JAN 2012 by ideonexus
The Dangerous Zealot
There is no great harm in the theorist who makes up a new theory to fit a new event. But the theorist who starts with a false theory and then sees everything as making it come true is the most dangerous enemy of human reason. 1 
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notesChesterson describes the "theorist who starts with a false theory" and sees everything as supporting it as the most dangerous enemy of human reason. Sounds like religious believers.
