> And yes.. you can know perfectly what you are doing. I'm sitting in a chair typing a comment. Are you suggesting that this is actually gnostic hubris on my part?
I think you have inadvertently helped validate GP's point. They are clearly not talking about the level like that of sitting in a chair typing a comment. They are talking about the actual impact of what you are doing versus the intended impact. For example, I assume the intended impact of your sitting in a chair typing a comment, was to successfully influence the conversation by making a strong argument. However, things are a lot more complex than most humans can predict, therefore our actions can often have unintended consequences.
I think you have inadvertently helped validate GP's point. They are clearly not talking about the level like that of sitting in a chair typing a comment. They are talking about the actual impact of what you are doing versus the intended impact. For example, I assume the intended impact of your sitting in a chair typing a comment, was to successfully influence the conversation by making a strong argument. However, things are a lot more complex than most humans can predict, therefore our actions can often have unintended consequences.