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We can consider knowledge as a function of being.
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A change in the being of the knower
brings corresponding changes in the tone and tenor of knowledge.
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In growing from child to adult for example
knowledge becomes more conceptual
and systemic in form and its factual utility increases.
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These gains are offset by a deterioration
in the quality of immediate apprehension
and a blunting or loss of intuitive insight.
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The astronomer equipped with a telescope
appears to possess a god-like perception
when compared to the sky-gazer with a naked-eye.
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God-like in scope and detail but less romantic perhaps
less prone to flights of mythological fancy.
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What we know depends on what we
choose to make of ourselves!
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‘Blessed are the pure in heart
for they shall inherit the earth.’
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For this reason
proponents of the prevailing view
are often regarded as savants or sages
as enlightened or wise ones.
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It is to these people that we shall have recourse…
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