Friday, January 23, 2009
Not sure what I think about this...
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I get these "quotes of the day" thanks to gmail's mini reader at the top of my inbox. Right now it says:
"Socrates: 'The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.'"
My initial response: Could this quote be more postmodern? I wonder what the original context is? I think I agree, that we are on a truth journey and we never fully know anything, and in some respects we don't know anything at all.
But I am also certainly not an agnostic, and I live my life based upon knowledge I have acquired throughout life, knowledge I believe is true and is trustworthy.
In the end, I think what is more postmodern is recognizing that in an important sense, it doesn't really matter. So maybe a re-phrasing could be: "The only true wisdom is in knowing that you don't really know what you know or don't know - and living with confidence and humility anyway."
"Socrates: 'The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.'"
My initial response: Could this quote be more postmodern? I wonder what the original context is? I think I agree, that we are on a truth journey and we never fully know anything, and in some respects we don't know anything at all.
But I am also certainly not an agnostic, and I live my life based upon knowledge I have acquired throughout life, knowledge I believe is true and is trustworthy.
In the end, I think what is more postmodern is recognizing that in an important sense, it doesn't really matter. So maybe a re-phrasing could be: "The only true wisdom is in knowing that you don't really know what you know or don't know - and living with confidence and humility anyway."
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