Knowledge Might Not Set You Free
Voiceover read by the author 🎧 Each human experience is rich with colorful stories, both conscious and unconscious. Those of us not interested in fiction or fantasy are no less susceptible to story than our movie-going counterparts. And whichever side of the fence we find ourselves on, most everyone feels comfort in knowing, whether through experience, scientific discovery, inheritance, trauma, or illness. These are the things we say that we know and from where we gain our certainty. There are other sources of certainty we find such as doctors, family and friends who are deeply familiar and perhaps more schooled or experienced in a subject, and trusted news sources. And when we learn something that conflicts with our moral, familial, logical, economic, or religious frameworks, we frequently experience some form of fear and confusion, and often blame. We're comforted by our internal reasoning and reject what counters it. But what if the knowledge we based our beliefs o...
