Do you get why “the more you know the less you know”?

[OddBeMe]

Or the philosopher that quoted “I know that I know nothing”?

Yep!

Nope!

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Great responses. I feel like most people don’t get this.

[Stoner710]

of course your talking to a philosopher here. the reality we know nothing. we have knowledge in some subjects but we don't know ever subject.

also once you where one philosopher you want to learn more unit you have so much philosophy in your head ultimately realize you don't know the answer to most questions. like "if you value truth you will never lie" which is true to an extent. 2 examples, when you read the bible (difference between the tora and the christian old testament) the mind wives of jew give birth so fast in the field we can't tell if the baby is male or female so the males lived.

or those who lied to the nazi to save jews (ironically both lied to protect jews) point is if uoj have to lie to save someones life and honestly if important then which one do you choose. hence the flaw in Kants philosophy

[msc545]

Every good or even adequate answer generates multiple unanswered questions that need to be addressed before progress can be made. Every good question or adequate question contains the substance of important yet unanswered questions that beg to be addressed.

There is no end to any of these processes.

[OddBeMe]

Very well put. I was struggling with how to explain it. Plagiarized!

[mandyfire98]

It was Socrates correct? I had a friend that was just an argumentative dick that had to be right and turn everything into an argument because he liked "debating". His hero he'd always throw out was Socrates. It was always well Socrates loved debating and challenging people all the time. That was his excuse for just being an argumentative dick, well Socrates did it.

I loved this quote from Socrates to throw in his face because he's a "know it all"

[OddBeMe]

We don’t intelligent women here! Lol

I had to look it up. I just remembered line. But right!

[mandyfire98]

Haha I graduated university. I learned some things here and there lol.

[dustybiker]

Is this a soup question? (Quoting Finding Forester)

[OddBeMe]

This whole site is a Soup Site! And great reference. Love that movie.

[dustybiker]

I do too. 🤓

[LiamJHayden]

Yes, it's like seeing a big hill and thinking "Once I climb it I will be there." Except once I I reach the peak I can now see that there are dozens of new hills revealed than need exploring. And over each of those might very well be dozens more.

[Ms_Facesitter]

I think it's more like the more we know, the less we understand. You can know things, but understanding everything to a T is something entirely different.

[jshm2]

It's just a succinct and old fashioned way of saying "eventually you won't see the woods for the trees"

[goaded]

Isn't it just that the more you learn, the more you know there is to learn?

[Sabretooth]

it means that we're always learning.

[NathanDavis]

Yes.