“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” ~ Stephen Hawking
The illusion of knowledge is more ignorant that just being ignorant. This idea is more relevant today than any time in history. Examples:
1. Every religion starts with the premise that their religion shares true knowledge and all the other religions share illusions. So every devout religious person loves their own illusions, or at the very least believes anyone of a different faith lives in an illusion of ignorance.
2. Anyone who believes in a flat earth, or thinks no one ever landed on the moon lives in an illusion of knowledge. They perceive themselves as more knowledgeable than scientists, experts, and even general employees in the flight and space industry.
3. AI is already generating incredibly persuasive deep fakes and while we used to use a discerning eye to catch a lie, soon we will need to be more discerning to catch the truth. The illusion of knowledge will be more rampant than actual, factual knowledge.
We are moving from an era of knowledge seekers to an era of illusions and ignorance.
The truth is out there… it’s just a lot harder to find, and even harder to defend.
I would encourage you to read your bible, talk to someone who has studied it, takes Gods Word to heart, mind and soul, someone who puts it into action. Please be careful of assumptions. God says in scripture that “true religion” is “taking care of the orphans and widows”…oh if people only knew God through His Words of Wisdom, Love, and YES…absolute truth and Life in Him, through Jesus. If only…
prayers
Greetings Janice,
I’m sorry but I struggle to see any scripture as ‘absolute truth’. I confess that I have not read the full bible, though I would guess that I’ve read more of it than most. And I’ve also read from the Torah, the Koran, the Bhagavad Gita, the Tao Te Ching, and even from the Upanishads and the Vedas in a university philosophy class. You ask me to ‘please be careful of assumptions’, I can ask the same of you. The bible you speak of is filled with multiple perspectives and they do not all give one ‘absolute’ message. Here is a biblical scholar explaining this: https://www.tiktok.com/@maklelan/video/7296880182428814623
I’m glad that you find comfort in your faith. That is wonderful for you!
I believe that while every religion has a version of truth, there are no absolutes to be found… I dare say that they all contain illusions of knowledge. My post, ‘The paradox of religion’, is one you might want to ponder: https://daily-ink.davidtruss.com/the-paradox-of-religion/