Certainty is the most dangerous emotion a human being can feel in politics and religion. Certainty stops all outside thought or reason. It closes the door and is a metaphorical spit in the face of anyone who disagrees. Changing one’s mind is the essence of critical thinking.
Edwin Lyngar at Salon
I don't think certainty is an emotion in the first place. The emotion that people who are certain feel is confidence.
Even then I think it's frequently better than anger.
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