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A nuanced view recognizes that human understanding is always partial and provisional. Scientific truths, like 2+2=4, are fundamentally certain, but cultural and moral knowledge—such as the existence of goodness or truth—is accessible through rational insight and lived experience.
Recognizing the limits of knowledge fosters humility and gratitude, pointing toward an ontological hierarchy where some realities are more certain and fundamental than others. Embracing this hierarchy allows individuals to align actions with higher, transcendent principles—pursuing meaningful lives by contributing to something beyond themselves.