True That

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Ray V.

“The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance — it is the illusion of knowledge”.

Daniel J. Boorstin

The cartoon illustrates the tentative nature of knowledge.

Not my cartoon, credit to Speedbump.

About Ray V.

Living between Aiken & Charleston,, South Carolina, USA, I like to share what I am looking at, thinking about or listening to. I refer to this as the view out my window. Thanks for stopping by.
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4 Responses to True That

  1. josiesvoice says:
    May 6, 2020 at 1:33 am

    It is best to look at things with an open mind with no preconceived notions nor prejudices. In this way, we will be able to see things as they are and learn from it irregardless of whether we like it or not, agree with it or not.

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  2. parikhit dutta says:
    May 6, 2020 at 7:18 pm

    True words!

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  3. Jim Borden says:
    May 6, 2020 at 11:19 pm

    I just wrote about the illusion of knowledge I had with respect to technology!

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  4. lulu says:
    May 16, 2020 at 12:14 am

    This makes me think of the person who’s held numerous press conferences recently.

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