Full Idea
There is nothing so obvious that a philosopher cannot be found to deny it.
Gist of Idea
There is nothing so obvious that a philosopher cannot be found to deny it
Source
Michael Lockwood (Mind, Brain and the Quantum [1989], p.73)
Book Reference
Lockwood,Michael: 'Mind,Brain and the Quantum:The Compound 'I'' [Blackwell 1991], p.73
A Reaction
[Idea of Varro] Just as unreliable witnesses are the bane of a murder enquiry, so bad philosophers throw a cloud of obscurity roundphilosophy. If 9999 people thought 2+2=4, but there is always one who thinks something different.