The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.
If your opinions on one subject can be predicted from your opinions on another， you may be in the grip of an ideology. When you truly think for yourself your conclusions will not be predictable.
情感的尾巴摇动着理性的狗。
In computing, the mean time to failure keeps getting shorter.