Certainty is an emotional state that we call "True/False". Uncertainty is an emotional state that has many names.that can be represented by the "/" inbetween True/False. Instead of me rewriting, I'll use someone else's words I found that explain the connection to Plato better, [1]Eric Little "The principles of Contradiction and of Excluded Middle can both be traced back to Plato, by whom they were enounced and frequently applied; though it was not till long after, that either of them obtained a distinctive appellation. To take the principle of Contradiction first. This law Plato frequently employs, but the most remarkable passages are found in the Ph*do, in the Sophista, and in the fourth and seventh books of the Republic. [Hamilton LECT. V. LOGIC. 62]" [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_thought So, some guy named Hamilton linked it up. That's why I skipped Aristotle, who I used to blame for the law of excluded middle. The concept of EITHER/OR - the segmentation of concepts into "Schools of thought" - artificial segmentation of reality into parts for our ease of teaching and consumption... has led us to BELIEVE (with certainty - both emotional states) that _this is how the world really is_. Yet our experiences tell us otherwise. Ok I'll pause there for a moment. I'm trying to compress a lifetime obsession around trying to understand everything into a few words and it's hard. There's a very good chance that I don't make any sense, so I'll wait b4 going further. References Visible links 1. https://www.facebook.com/erllaw?hc_location=ufi 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_thought?hc_location=ufi