Thread by @KapilGuptaMD

The Truth About Humans And Knowledge

During my tenor as a physician, I would do experiments with younger physicians.

I would ask them directly:

What is Leukemia?

I would receive the same types of answers, again and again:

"There are 4 types of leukemia: Lymphoid, myelocytic . . ."

I would interrupt them and say,

"I understand. But I am asking you what Leukemia actually is."

No response.

Another answer I would receive:

"The latest treatments are . . ."

To which I would respond,

"I understand. But I am asking you what Leukemia actually is."

No response.

What can we learn from this:

1. School creates information-gathering creatures suited for answering examination questions. Learning and School are mutually exclusive.

2. Humans like to hide behind high-minded knowledge that sounds intellectual, but is empty and shallow.

3. Humans do not like to admit that they do not know.

4. Humans like to immortalize themselves by attaching their names to their discoveries. Causing students to have to learn two things instead of one: The name, and the concept itself.

5. Humans like to Academicize things into categories, lists, and various organized arrangements that have nothing to do with how they exist in nature.

6. Humans cannot give a straight answer, followed by silence. Because in order to do this, one must know the Direct Truth.

7. Humans do not wish to learn. They wish to be instructed.

8. Humans who do wish to learn, enjoy learning things that are complex and multi-syllabic, because this makes them appear more intelligent.

9. If an intellectual was banned from putting his knowledge on display, he would lose his motivation for acquiring it.

10. Very few humans truly wish to get anywhere. What they long for is a pat on the back for having tried.

To be continued . . .