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Sadly, for me in particular, I sort of remember and I'm probably right, but I'm ready to run away just in case it's otherwise. My politeness comes from allowing others to correct me, which I do. Sometimes. Be honoured.
This is me 100%.
Though I'm probably right, I'm fine with being wrong. I don't want to spread untruths. I'd rather learn the true thing and try not to forget it.
Same here, but I found that most ppl. overhear /do not register that I did in fact say 'if...' they go right ahead an presume I said :'it is this way and I am correct'. Quite frustrating that.
Don't forget some people would rather teach the false thing.
There’s a non zero chance I’m in the matrix and nothing has ever really happened. I will never be 100% sure of anything.
You mean like a temporary hallucinations add-on attached to your individual program? Even so, its activation, modification or erasure would leave a log behind to mark it did happen in some form.
What we call reality is mere interpretation of evidence anyway, so while debating whether something really happened depends on our ability to find said evidence, it's not enough to conclusively declare it didn't actually happen in some way beyond our comprehension.
It is a nice hedge for when you can't be bothered to spend time looking things up to support a claim and don't want people asking
I'm often using "if I recall correctly" when I don't remember the source of that info
I also use it when I do remember the source, but it's too much work to find it again.