It may be said that we as people overall exhibit poor self control. Most fail to overcome a bad habit, for example, by conscious effort alone as it takes too much vigilance and mental effort. So how can we possibly feel justified that we've ever done the best we could with our lives? Our brains are pliable however. All it takes is time to ingrain new habits. So what is it we lack then? Patience? The discordant divergence I am submitting here which is inconsistent with claims to common views of truthfulness and self-recognition is simply that our ordinary ways of thinking are not the most useful, but exist entirely as an aid to the practice of rationalizing. As a rogue philosopher I realize that when we fly off into speculation with verbal disputes on such matters, it is no longer achieving the goal of critical thinking. The purpose of an argument for a critical thinker is not to win but rather to value the question, the process of developing arguments that support conclusions, and nothing further. Some people may insist the very attempt is absurd, and their self-reassurance turns out to be one more excuse for mental laziness. I do recognize I can offer nothing more than assertions though, as there is no proof that there are proofs. Aside from every towering speculation which I now condemn, the truth is – we can change. For those who helplessly argue people never really do change, for them I point out that nothing at present opposes the absence of ignorance greater than this.