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Does acquiring knowledge destroy our sense of wonder ? Discuss with…
Does acquiring knowledge destroy our sense of wonder ? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge
Keywords
knowledge
information, understanding, or skills acquired through experience, education, or reasoning.
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destroy
completely ruin, annihilate, or put an end to something.
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acquiring
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implies an active pursuit—engaging with information, asking questions, experimenting, and seeking to understand.
sense of wonder
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a feeling of awe, curiosity, amazement, or fascination when encountering something extraordinary, unknown, or beyond one’s understanding.
response to the mysteries of the world, nature, or even knowledge itself.
raising questions
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Is wonder dependent on the unknown, or can it exist even after something is understood?
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inquiries
history
How does uncovering the harsh realities of history affect our awe for past societies that were once idealized?
Is a sense of wonder or curiosity about the past necessary for historians to seek out new knowledge, or can historical research be purely analytical?
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human science
Does identifying and solving societal problems reduce the wonder of human resilience and creativity?
Can understanding the mechanisms of human behavior diminish our appreciation for individuality and free will?
Does uncovering the social and biological factors behind human behavior reduce our sense of awe at human achievements?
To what extent does knowledge of human evolution and development eliminate the mystery of human progress?
Real Life Example
Dunning-Kruger effect
how self-awareness and metacognition (the ability to think about thinking) influence human behavior and judgments.
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people with low ability or knowledge in a particular domain tend to overestimate their competence, while those with high ability or knowledge often underestimate their competence
often misunderstood as a claim about general overconfidence of people with low intelligence instead of specific overconfidence of people unskilled at a particular task.
People who are unskilled or lack knowledge often fail to recognize their own mistakes or shortcomings.
They believe they are more competent than they actually are because they do not have the necessary understanding to recognize their lack of expertise.
those who are highly knowledgeable or skilled may assume that tasks that are easy for them are also easy for others.
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the lack of skill not only causes poor performance but also robs individuals of the ability to recognize the poor performance.
Voynich Manuscript
one of the most enigmatic historical documents ever discovered, often referred to as the “world’s most mysterious book.”
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For centuries, cryptographers, linguists, and historians have attempted to decode the Voynich Manuscript, but its script and language remain undeciphered.
researchers apply modern techniques such as radiocarbon dating (which dated the manuscript to the early 1400s) and multispectral imaging
The manuscript involves different field like botany, astronomy, and linguistics.
assumption
once we understand something, the mystery or the sense of wonder diminishes,
as we learn more, the new questions and mysterious my arise
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hypothesis
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greater understanding leads to deeper questions about complexity and the limits of what can be known.