...Or you’ve just missed something. If all you’re left with is improbable you notice that you are confused. I’ve always thought that quote was off.
Then again, Sherlock never did miss anything.
I also just noticed a Sherlock quote with exactly this meaning:
When a fact appears to be opposed to a long train of deductions, it invariably proves to be capable of bearing some other interpretation.
Sherlock’s a more rounded rationalist than he’s given credit for.
To the contrary, he was roundly defeated on at least one occasion.
I am sorry gentlemen, but this quote of Holmes is the very essence of rationalism as I see it.
...Or you’ve just missed something. If all you’re left with is improbable you notice that you are confused. I’ve always thought that quote was off.
Then again, Sherlock never did miss anything.
I also just noticed a Sherlock quote with exactly this meaning:
Sherlock’s a more rounded rationalist than he’s given credit for.
To the contrary, he was roundly defeated on at least one occasion.
I am sorry gentlemen, but this quote of Holmes is the very essence of rationalism as I see it.