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Illusion of knowledge

September 24, 2013 by ddmatta, posted in Uncategorized

“The great obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents and the ocean was not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge.” Daniel J. Boorstin, The Discoverers.
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Knowledge

July 9, 2013 by ddmatta, posted in Uncategorized

Knowledge is infinite and keeps unfolding.  So does ignorance.  That is why on a personal scale, one can prudently say: “I know nothing.”

– Tractatus Vitae (Treatise of Life)

Illustration by Jeannie L Paske
Illustration by Jeannie L Paske

 

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