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We are raised to believe in certainties. Our education relies on certitude. 2+2 = 4, always, we are told. February follows January, dry season follows the rain, sixty minutes always makes an hour. We are also taught to believe in certain immutable value – rights and wrongs, the good and the evil. Then real life comes in and we are taught to be realistic, which means, starting with our values. These “realistic’ shades of grey, are less about nuance and more about compromise, less about engaging with complexity and more about cognitive dissonance.

Challenged by the world toward ambiguity but …