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Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid (Proverbs 12:1 [NIV]).

I love to learn about stuff. You can ask my wife. It’s a habit of mine that often comes as mindlessly as pouring a glass of water. If I hear about something on a TV show that I don’t know about, my phone’s coming out of my pocket and I’m researching – often through the rest of the show. I’m not sure where it came from, but I think that somewhere at the root of it all is a deep hatred of being wrong about things.

I’m not talking about winning arguments here – I do enjoy winning arguments. I’m...