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# Consistency is useful evidence of reliability, but...
> Consistency is useful evidence of reliability, but compulsory consistency can become a trap. A living mind must be allowed to update when new evidence, experience, or moral understanding makes an earlier position inadequate.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Awareness Is Power — Language, Contradiction, and Holding Your Ground - Workbook|Awareness Is Power — Language, Contradiction, and Holding Your Ground]]
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“Consistency is useful evidence of reliability, but compulsory consistency can become a trap. A living mind must be allowed to update when new evidence, experience, or moral understanding makes an earlier position inadequate.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-consistency-useful-evidence-earlier-position-inadequate
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