Chuck KlostermanWe’re starting to behave as if we’ve reached the end of human knowledge. And while that notion is undoubtedly false, the sensation of certitude it generates is paralyzing.
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There is an important point to be made in this quote. The fact that we are certain of the end of human knowledge is not necessarily a bad thing. It is, in fact, a very good thing. We have discovered so many things about our world that we know for certain.
We have mapped the entire known universe. We have decoded the human genome and have figured out how to use it to cure disease. We have built robots that can perform complex tasks.
We have sent messages to other planets and are discovering new life forms right here on Earth. The idea of our knowledge being finite, however, is paralyzing because it keeps us from exploring new frontiers in science or art or philosophy or history or any other field of human endeavor.
Source: But What If Were Wrong?
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