On Avoiding Foolish Opinions

(I came across this quote from Russell, and liked it so much I thought I'd just copy it verbatim over to my blog. Obviously I'm not the author--I'm not nearly this eloquent.) (Via The Basic Writings of Bertrand Russell ) If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, make the observation yourself. Aristotle could have avoided the mistake of thinking that women have fewer teeth than men,…