Ray Addam

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796 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 6 Jul

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So Socratic is the adjective of the Greek philosopher from the 5th century BCE, Socrates.

Now Socrates used this technique not for debating.

He actually used it as an intellectual exercise.

He, whenever his colleagues, theologians, academics, and philosophers would present ideas...

he would question them a lot to find weak points in their arguments.

He wanted to find weak points because that would challenge them to strengthen their ideas and to produce something which is better and stronger.

Now,

There was a book I was reading recently.

It's called The Diary of a CEO by Steve Barnett.

And in the fourth chapter, he's talking about beliefs.

And he asked a sample of people, to what percentage do you understand the working of your toilet?

And many people said, I understand how my toilet works 100%, 90%, 100%.

I know how it works.

Anyone who said that they understood it 90 or 100 percent, he gave them a piece of paper and a pen.

He said, I want you to explain exactly how your toilet works.

He then came to them several minutes later.

He said, OK, do you still maintain that you understand how the toilet works 100 percent?

And he said, without exception, every single person said, actually, I probably only understand it 10% or 20%.

So people have very strong beliefs.

People have very confident voices.

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