Knowledge

[Nonson]

"Among the innumerable mortifications
which waylay human arrogance
on every side may well be
reckoned our ignorance
of the most common objects
and effects, a defect of which we
become more sensible by every
attempt to supply it.
Vulgar and inactive minds
confound familiarity with knowledge
and conceive themselves informed
of the whole nature of things
when they are shown their form
or told their use; but the speculatist,
who is not content with superficial views,
harasses himself with fruitless curiosity,
and still, as he inquires more,
perceives only that he knows less."
- Samuel Johnson

[Petri]

As the three grows it gets more branches(knowledge). As the branches(knowledge) get longer they get more leafes. (un-knowledge)

The bigger the three the more branches it has; and the even more leafes it has.

(sorry for poor language)

[Nonson]

Petri,

Very pithy. You are most kind to those philosophers with a common bent. They all are smiling upon you.

As a way of exploring further this idea, might it be said that the tree of ignorance, if tended by a fool, will grow as big, as tall, and with as many limbs and leaves as a tree of proper knowledge.

What say ye?

[Dr_Woland]

"nothing is ever foolproof - for the truly talented fool"
- Emo Phillips

Dr W.

[Nonson]

A laugh a day:

I was at a bar nursing a beer. My nipple was getting quite soggy. -- Emo Phillips

[Petri]

Now that we are beeing such philosophers I wonder how you can call something for being "proper"?

Das Boot is a great movie.

[Nonson]

Petri,

That is an easy one. If the knowledge is mutually beneficial to all involved then it is PROPER. Of course, it is implied that those effected are rational souls.

Peace