What is essence of knowledge, if it does not change the way we act?

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What is the essence of knowledge, if it does not change the way we act? In the movie, The Matrix, Morpheus asks Neo this question. It is a pertinent question because it illustrates the idea that without knowledge, we are slaves to our animal instincts and can never rise above them. We must know to break free from these chains and be reborn as a free being.

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