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To the extent that every man assumes certain elemental propositions about his surroundings--whether his assumptions are derived from instinct, convention, or education--to that extent he is unconsciously a metaphysician. It will not do therefore for him to say that he has no use for metaphysics or to disparage those who seek to arrive at such propositions more consciously and more rationally.

-- Notebooks Category 7: The Intellect > Chapter 7 : Metaphysics of Truth > # 97