2008/01/30

free knowledge - if they're giving it away, can it be any good?

In the last post about livestock and food, I wondered why if the knowledge is freely available, why isn't it being used. That brings up an interesting issue around the term "free knowledge." If knowledge is 'what is known', then accepting what someone else says is true does not make one more knowledgeable. I've come to understand that GIYF (or GIMF)... Google Is Your/My Friend... but google doesn't necessarily help one to be a critical thinker. Looking up names on sourcewatch, etc. can certainly help. Projects like exxon-secrets help to expose some of the spin that comes with common knowledge available high on the list of search results.
Another excellent topic ;-)

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