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Only if I could file it away at will, and bring it forth only when I decided to. I presume you mean facts, because on a metaphysical level there is still plenty to learn.
Yes! *I wouldn't make anymore dumb mistakes; however, people still have to live with other people and if you knew everything you would probably decide the social conventions of civilization were totally inane. Then, when you proceeded to live life in the manner a person with all the answers would live it, those without all the answers would think you are weird and they'd lock you away or kill you. We don't accept people on this planet who have all the answers. Stupid is as stupid does, and earthlings are very very very very stupid. :)
[1 point]4 years ago by ChipmonkReplyEdited 4 years ago by Chipmonk
There would be so many people who would want you dead!
All the unsolved crimes, affairs, crimes the world does not even know about, dodgy politicians, ho chasing preachers, choirboy shagging bishops, every guilty little secret.
One of them would be bound to get you before very long!
Well everythign is known to somebody, nothing is known by everybody.
How do decide what is "world knowledge" and what is not?
If a dozen unconnected people know it, is that enough?
If most people in more than one country know it, would that do?
Perhaps if more than half the world know it it counts?
For example you might say thjat most fo the world knows Babe Ruth was a star baseball player, so that is world knowledge.
Less people will know Tom Brady is a star multi Superbowl winnign Quarterback for the Pats, and most of them will be in America - so is that world knowledge?
Is anythign on the net world knowledge bwecause in theory most people counld look it up or ask someone to look it up.
In other words where you draw the line is just a personal guesstimate :)
I understand it like the collective knowledge of the world.
That is anything known by any person whom currently lives on Earth, but there can also be a debate whether to consider it anything known by any person whom ever lived o earth, knowing that wold be much cooler :D
[1 point]4 years ago by UnnuReplyEdited 4 years ago by Unnu
you could avoid this problem by telling the world you know just the technical an science stuff, I mean what they don't know won't hurt them, and besides, you can't fight world corruption on your own.
but the government thing wold still be a problem, unless you lie about all the secret projects stuff to, but that's going to be very hard i mean with all the knowledge, telling the wrong person, the wrong thing is most probable.
[1 point]4 years ago by UnnuReplyEdited 4 years ago by Unnu
That probably works OK until the fist time you are havign a few in a bar, and turn to the guy next to you and say "you know you really should stop screwing your sister-in-law. You wife knows about it and plans to cut your balls off when you go to sleep. I'd say sorry and go home with flowers and chocolates if I were you ... and maybe sleep in the bathroom and lock the door :))"
If you were that smart, you wouldn't want to be around regular people because they would be boring and stupid to you, you would have no friends cause who would want to chill with Mr world book----no fun geek. I will have to turn that down..
just the world? not the universe? just this universe, not all of them? it would be fun as long as it doesn't end up being boring like haull thinks it might.
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No, because then there would be nothing more to learn. How dull that would be?
Once you know everything then the fun part begins, applying what you know.
all the knowledge in the world does not mean everything. And I strongly believe that the more you know, the more questions you have.
Too much responsibility. Knowing every awful thing that's happening in the world, but not having the means to set it all right.
It'd be enough to make one crazy, if they weren't already.
If you had ALL the answers you'd know how to acquire the means to set it right. :)
Only if I could file it away at will, and bring it forth only when I decided to. I presume you mean facts, because on a metaphysical level there is still plenty to learn.
Yes! *I wouldn't make anymore dumb mistakes; however, people still have to live with other people and if you knew everything you would probably decide the social conventions of civilization were totally inane. Then, when you proceeded to live life in the manner a person with all the answers would live it, those without all the answers would think you are weird and they'd lock you away or kill you. We don't accept people on this planet who have all the answers. Stupid is as stupid does, and earthlings are very very very very stupid. :)
I think the exact opposite. knowing everything you could probably know how to integrate in any given social group.
But the problem wold be that you wold be hunted by every government in the world You'd have to be on the move at all time to avoid them
There would be so many people who would want you dead!
All the unsolved crimes, affairs, crimes the world does not even know about, dodgy politicians, ho chasing preachers, choirboy shagging bishops, every guilty little secret.
One of them would be bound to get you before very long!
No thanks!
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[1 point] 4 years ago by deleted user ReplyWell everythign is known to somebody, nothing is known by everybody.
How do decide what is "world knowledge" and what is not?
If a dozen unconnected people know it, is that enough?
If most people in more than one country know it, would that do?
Perhaps if more than half the world know it it counts?
For example you might say thjat most fo the world knows Babe Ruth was a star baseball player, so that is world knowledge.
Less people will know Tom Brady is a star multi Superbowl winnign Quarterback for the Pats, and most of them will be in America - so is that world knowledge?
Is anythign on the net world knowledge bwecause in theory most people counld look it up or ask someone to look it up.
In other words where you draw the line is just a personal guesstimate :)
I understand it like the collective knowledge of the world.
That is anything known by any person whom currently lives on Earth, but there can also be a debate whether to consider it anything known by any person whom ever lived o earth, knowing that wold be much cooler :D
you could avoid this problem by telling the world you know just the technical an science stuff, I mean what they don't know won't hurt them, and besides, you can't fight world corruption on your own.
but the government thing wold still be a problem, unless you lie about all the secret projects stuff to, but that's going to be very hard i mean with all the knowledge, telling the wrong person, the wrong thing is most probable.
That probably works OK until the fist time you are havign a few in a bar, and turn to the guy next to you and say "you know you really should stop screwing your sister-in-law. You wife knows about it and plans to cut your balls off when you go to sleep. I'd say sorry and go home with flowers and chocolates if I were you ... and maybe sleep in the bathroom and lock the door :))"
good one =)))))))
Where is the fun in learning if you don't have anything to learn.
Is this like saying, ...if you could memorize everything in Google's databases?
If you were that smart, you wouldn't want to be around regular people because they would be boring and stupid to you, you would have no friends cause who would want to chill with Mr world book----no fun geek. I will have to turn that down..
just the world? not the universe? just this universe, not all of them? it would be fun as long as it doesn't end up being boring like haull thinks it might.