Daniel J. BoorstinThe greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
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The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. The more you think you know, the more you get wrong. If you think you know something, you tend to act upon it. When you act upon something, it is likely that your actions will be more wrong than if no one acted upon it. This means that the greater your illusion of knowledge, the worse your decisions will be.
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