Ancient Greek Antilogic Is the Craft of Suspending Judgment

human belief systems are good at absorbing contradictions into their thinking.

Richard Nisbett articulates the essence of the paradoxical Middle Way of language and thought in his book The Geography of Thought:

Useless to strive to be convincing in this case. Over the centuries no one has furnished a clearer and more elegant demonstration of the business than Aristotle: “The often ridiculed consequence of these opinions is that they destroy themselves. For by asserting that all is true we assert the truth of the contrary assertion and consequently the fal

premises of opposing arguments are often conflicting convictions. Can there be fruitful argument among people who disagree on fundamental premises?