Letter: Recognizing personal vulnerability and fallibility puts us on right path

The American philosopher Bernard Gert reminds us of two simple facts of human life. They are (1) our vulnerability (We can be hurt.) and (2) our fallibility (We can be wrong.). In time, of course, most of us become well aware of our innate human weaknesses. As a result, we temper our rashness with caution and our certainty with humility. Unlike teenagers that sense no danger and are certain they are smarter than their parents, adults are generally more deliberate in both action and thought. In s