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# a brief reminder
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/a-brief-reminder/
- Published: 2005-09-29T00:24:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-20T17:14:33.000Z
- Description: a brief reminder
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
- Tags: Keith E. Buhler, Philosophy

"There are too many know-nothings who believe that hot air and "philosophy" are the same. They're not. Not all lengthy and obtuse passages of prose are deep fresh-water lakes full of life-giving insight. They could just be muddy."

\-Andrew Bailey, [Ratiocination](http://wrathius.blogspot.com/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)

Let us strive for writing that is clear, that at the same time does justice to the complexity of the real world.