which is worst, false wisdom, false knowledge, or false information?
I suppose it depends on the particulars of each case.
If I had to pick one in general, I might say that false wisdom is worse, and most important to avoid. If wisdom determines the way we put knowledge and information to use, then we might say "false wisdom" entails abuse of even true beliefs and reliable information.
TheMadFoolSeptember 27, 2021 at 16:50#6011850 likes
It'd be like thinking you've finally found the holy grail of philosophy aka living well but unbeknownst to you, it's a fake! So, you go around the world proudly announcing your fabulous discovery (wisdom, the be all and end all of philosophy) only to, one day, have your confidence, pride, and joy dashed to pieces on the unforgiving rocks of reality by those whom it's obvious that the emperor has no clothes.
As the Delphic Oracle warned those who sought guidance, surety brings ruin and just to drive the point home, the wisest person in Greece at one time was Socrates and his claim to the title rested on "I know that I know nothing."
Our journey then, it seems, began roughly 2000 years ago in Athens greece and we, it looks like, haven't made an inch of progress. Ignoramus ignoramibus!
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False teeth.
I suppose it depends on the particulars of each case.
If I had to pick one in general, I might say that false wisdom is worse, and most important to avoid. If wisdom determines the way we put knowledge and information to use, then we might say "false wisdom" entails abuse of even true beliefs and reliable information.
It'd be like thinking you've finally found the holy grail of philosophy aka living well but unbeknownst to you, it's a fake! So, you go around the world proudly announcing your fabulous discovery (wisdom, the be all and end all of philosophy) only to, one day, have your confidence, pride, and joy dashed to pieces on the unforgiving rocks of reality by those whom it's obvious that the emperor has no clothes.
As the Delphic Oracle warned those who sought guidance, surety brings ruin and just to drive the point home, the wisest person in Greece at one time was Socrates and his claim to the title rested on "I know that I know nothing."
Our journey then, it seems, began roughly 2000 years ago in Athens greece and we, it looks like, haven't made an inch of progress. Ignoramus ignoramibus!