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studentoflife misquotes Karl Popper

In-house rules Feb 10, 2024 · By Dennis Hackethal

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I believe … it would be worth trying to learn something about the world even if … trying to do so we should merely learn that we [don’t] know much… It might be well for … us to remember that, while differing widely in [what] we [do] know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.

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I believe that it would be worth trying to learn something about the world even if in trying to do so we should merely learn that we do not know much…It might be well for all of us to remember that, while differing widely in the various little bits we know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.
Karl Popper as quoted in David Deutsch, The Beginning of Infinity, ch. 18. https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-beginning-of-infinity/id451546463

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I believe it would be worth trying to learn something about the world even if trying to do so we should merely learn that we don’t know much… It might be well for us to remember that, while differing widely in what we do know, in our infinite ignorance we are all equal.
https://twitter.com/studentoflife/status/1754606927060119663

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I‧believe‧that‧it‧would‧be‧worth‧trying‧to‧learn‧something‧about‧the‧world‧even‧if‧in‧trying‧to‧do‧so‧we‧should‧merely‧learn‧that‧we‧do‧no’t‧know‧much…‧It‧might‧be‧well‧for‧all‧of‧us‧to‧remember‧that,‧while‧differing‧widely‧in‧twhe‧various‧little‧bits‧we‧do‧know,‧in‧our‧infinite‧ignorance‧we‧are‧all‧equal.
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know,‧in‧our‧infinite‧ignorance‧we‧are‧all‧equal.

Notes

Deutsch’s quote of Popper is correct.

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