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Data < Information < Knowledge < Wisdom
Censorship and dishonesty both serve the same goal of corrupting and disrupting the flow of data, without which we do not get new information, cannot form new knowledge, and will move no closer to wisdom.
Life is a series of choices, made with the data, information, knowledge, and wisdom available at the time. Don't you want (your children) to have the most and best of these available for every decision?
Data is raw, unfiltered, disorganized. Information is filtered, organized. Knowledge is tested, disprovable. And wisdom ? Wisdom is the result of the choices you already made and the consequences thereof.
This post brought to you by seething anger at a few so-called parents on the Internets. I really hate people sometimes. See links in previous few posts for ample upsetting material. Comments welcome.Tags: ethics, politics, theology
Current Location: bedroom (now with light)
Current Mood: seethe
Current Music: NPR - Morning Edition
