But what IS true knowledge?
Is it defined by a tangible metric? Or is it a concept that is subjective?
What if one day you found out that you had been doing something the wrong way all your life?
Like eating a banana, for example:
Maybe it's not as simple as that.
Perhaps in order to obtain true knowledge, one must abstain from becoming distracted by excess knowledge.
But can increased knowledge really destroy us?
For example, you might decline to undergo testing for the genetic marker for Huntington's disease.
Or perhaps you might go on a talk show and have your spouse/significant other tested to see if "they are the father".
In any case, the acquisition of knowledge represents a double-edged sword. Used wisely, it can have great dividends. However, if used irresponsibly then........
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