<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # An interpretive lens is an instrument, not an... > An interpretive lens is an instrument, not an authority. Astrology, personality systems, metaphor, theory, and disciplinary models may provoke useful questions, but a mature thinker knows when the lens clarifies evidence and when it begins replacing it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Constructing Genius Through Metacognition and Deep Listening - Workbook|Constructing Genius Through Metacognition and Deep Listening]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “An interpretive lens is an instrument, not an authority. Astrology, personality systems, metaphor, theory, and disciplinary models may provoke useful questions, but a mature thinker knows when the lens clarifies evidence and when it begins replacing it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-interpretive-lens-instrument-evidence-begins-replacing ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->