If it is true that...

Being earnest and intellectually honest is a source of power and can lead to new ideas

Then it must be true that...

Seeing new ideas requires an exceptionally sharp eye for the truth

If it is true that...

Intellectual dishonesty hinders the ability to see the truth

Then it must be true that...

Seeing new ideas requires an exceptionally sharp eye for the truth

If it is true that...

Seeing new ideas requires an exceptionally sharp eye for the truth

and

Intellectual dishonesty hinders the ability to see the truth

Then it must be true that...

Admitting mistakes frees one from the burden of carrying them