A very popular error: having the courage of one's convictions; rather it is a matter of having the courage for an attack on one's convictions! Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche The American philosopher, W.V. Quine, wrote "Any statement can be held true come what may, if we make drastic enough adjustments elsewhere in the system." In other words, people can find ways to reinforce their position to make it be true (in their personal mind) regardless of how bizarre it becomes (in rea