The rationalist movement has been talking about this since the beginning, and has consistently come to the conclusion that of course the thing to do is admit to

The rationalist movement has been talking about this since the beginning, and has consistently come to the conclusion that of course the thing to do is admit to our own fallibility and try to do the best we can with our profound limitations. (You didn’t explicitly say otherwise, so if my exasperation is misdirected then you have my apology in advance.)