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Rebel-Lion wrote:

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I could know alot about some abstract topic but if it serves no purpose knowing about it then its worthless.

Posh spice has had three boob jobs... What power is there in knowing that? confused3

Fred from coronation street is going to be written off, dying of a heart attack at his wedding....

What use does that level of knowledge have, what application except prehaps for meanial conversation... even then...?

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I think you have just demonstrated the distinction between data/information and real knowledge. Data and information are useless facts about the world. Knowledge is cohesive information about how or why the world is what it is.

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Information would be being told you get shocked if you touch a live wire. Knowledge is understanding that electrical current always flows in the path of least resistance; where when you touch the wire, your body has a lot less resistivity than the air. Therefore, you have created an alternate (and more desireable) path for the current to flow, that is through your body. With this mere knowledge, simple digital circuits are created, which are compounded and integrated to make the technologies that you enjoy today by harnessing the potential of nature.