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originally posted by: Nullsaurus
Right wrong or indifferent, our world would probably collapse entirely if the populace at large learned the truth.
originally posted by: Blue Shift
originally posted by: Nullsaurus
Right wrong or indifferent, our world would probably collapse entirely if the populace at large learned the truth.
I sometimes suspect that the objective truth of reality actually is staring us in the face most of the time, but we're either too stupid or stubborn to recognize or accept it. If people were forced to see it, and it was proven to them how it perfectly explains why and how things happen the way they do, they might not like it. At all.
originally posted by: EnigmaChaser
...For me - it’s a mystery. Perhaps one of the greatest of all time - and I like the hunt - and I like learning lots of fascinating stuff on my journey down the rabbit hole.
Essentially, knowledge means familiarity with facts acquired by personal experience, observation, or study.
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In the Christian Greek Scriptures there are two words commonly translated “knowledge,” gnoʹsis and e·piʹgno·sis. Both are related to the verb gi·noʹsko, which means “know; understand; perceive.” ... Knowledge (gnoʹsis) is put in a very favorable light in the Christian Greek Scriptures. However, not all that men may call “knowledge” is to be sought, because philosophies and views exist that are “falsely called ‘knowledge.’” (1Ti 6:20)
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E·piʹgno·sis, a strengthened form of gnoʹsis (e·piʹ, meaning “additional”), can often be seen from the context to mean “exact, accurate, or full knowledge.” Thus Paul wrote about some who were learning (taking in knowledge) “yet never able to come to an accurate knowledge [“a real knowledge,” TC; “a personal knowledge,” Ro; “clear, full knowledge,” Da ftn] of truth.” (2Ti 3:6, 7)
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Frequently in the Bible, knowledge is linked with other attributes such as wisdom, understanding, discernment, and thinking ability. (Pr 2:1-6, 10, 11) ... Wisdom is the ability to put knowledge to work, or to use it, the intelligent application of learning. A person might have considerable knowledge but not know how to use it because of lacking wisdom. ...
But what if I actually got my hands on the truth? What would I do with it?
More interestingly - what if the only way you could find out the truth is to swear to speak to NO ONE about it or you’ll be “silenced”. Do you take one for the team and tell everyone before getting whacked? Turn it into an investment opportunity? Drink heavily to reason with your new reality? I honestly don’t know what I’d do with the info.
Lastly, maybe that’s why people don’t talk about it who might know more than your average bear - reality is actually pretty heavy so better to leave 8bn wondering in ignorance than in crippling fear/worry/etc. of reality.
Disclaimer to 3 letter agencies: I concretely know no truth