KNOWLEDGE IS NOT POWER
so let’s stop pretending to ourselves propagatin’ that knowledge is power. the slogan bugs me, and so do the ones that believe it. the two aren’t even directly related. indirectly related yes. first of all ..in regards to power, i’ll speak in reference to your civilization…. society, your peers, or even the entire global population.
think about it.. if knowledge was power… the librairires should be labeled so… and if that’s the case, the internet could inherit the appropriate title of power as well. therefore, that’d mean that anyone who could click around on the net who was literate would have power to wield at their fingertips.. no. no no no no.
knowledge is useless unless you… EXPRESS IT. knowledge is actually quite damagin’ to oneself if simply left there… as it’ll either be forgotten or dwelled upon by only yourself, and if it’s already absorbed into your brain to begin with, all the dwellin’ in the world wouldn’t bring greater understandin’ of that information until you DECIDE to share it with others. … so once expressin’ this knowledge, your means of expression play the most pivotal part if knowledge is to have any relation to power. and that in itself requires knowledge once again.. and is a whole other topic on it’s own….
only when your means of expression attracts ATTENTION will you then find a direct bond to power. their REACTIONS are the beginning to that single pulse of POWER. and that pulse of power carries it’s wave thru all u have empowered, until it fades and no longer chains a reaction.
reactions are signs your power exists…which the ATTENTION measures.
If you really want to find the meaning of this I suggest you read one of Stuart Wilde’s book.
Is call Silent Power (is a very small book)
This is a quote from his book
Knowledge is Power, The Knowledge You Don’t Speak Of Is Silent Power
What you are actually describing is a different kind of knowledge as he is describing. The knowledge that you describe is ego base and that’s what is frustrating you.
February 19th, 2010 at 3:58 pm
If you really want to find the meaning of this I suggest you read one of Stuart Wilde’s book.
Is call Silent Power (is a very small book)
This is a quote from his book
Knowledge is Power, The Knowledge You Don’t Speak Of Is Silent Power
What you are actually describing is a different kind of knowledge as he is describing. The knowledge that you describe is ego base and that’s what is frustrating you.
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February 19th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Knowledge is power .™
If you have knowledge, you indeed have power over things.
It’s a matter of application .Who wouldn’t react to things if he has knowledge over it ?
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February 19th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
knowlege is power and ignorance is bliss
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February 19th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
power follows knowledge.without knowledge power have no resistance
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February 19th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Stated more correctly, knowledge is analogous to power. If you posses great knowledge, you have the ability to gain wealth. Wealth is true power. Nobody listens to a poor guy, and often for good reason.
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February 19th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
You’ve made the point that knowledge is useless, or perhaps even harmful, without expressions that attract attention and thus bring power. My own concept of power is that it is a perception. If others perceive me to be powerful, than I am. I’m taking a guess, but that seems to gel with your conception of power too.
Getting back to the phrase "knowledge is power", I see it as an axiom for power over one’s own self. If I am ignorant of my own self and circumstances, that I have no chance to have the power to change any of it.
Going further, I believe self-awareness is the exact type of knowledge that allows one to alter his/her relationship with the outside world. This would be the action/expression I believe you were referring to above. In changing this relationship, I believe it is wholly possible for someone to alter themselves in a particular manner as to cause others to perceive them to be powerful.
At the root of this power is knowledge.. knowledge of one’s self and thus the phrase holds for me.
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February 19th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
No knowledge is not power. To just be is power.
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February 19th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
After ending a ten-year relationship with a girl because we had stopped communicating. We both "knew" there were problems but we never spoke of it, never talked about it, never did anything about it. Eventually we just ended.
I entered in my next–and present–relationship with the mantra "Communication is Key" playing constantly in the background.
I think this is what you are getting at. And I agree. However, knowledge is still fuel and grease for the machine, both things we cannot do without. By seeking knowledge, we keep our minds–I’m talking individually here, but it can be extrapolated to any degree you would like–searching, exploring, dynamic, and malleable. In this sense, knowledge is power, would you not agree?
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February 19th, 2010 at 7:43 pm
I have to agree with you to an extent. I also believe that knowledge is only power if you utilize it. What is the use of having the knowledge of something if it is useless. Take the people on jeopardy…. they have vast knowledge of useless crap… but do they have common sense? Are those people dripping with knowledge or do they have exceptionally good memories? They are contestants on jeopardy with no mention of great powers. What about people who have come into power who never went to school?
Don’t get me wrong, knowledge is one of the most important TOOLS we can have. Without it we can be worthless but with it… some can still be worthless.
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February 19th, 2010 at 7:50 pm
The Knowledge is power, cause whit the knowledge, you know the way to solve the problems in life
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February 19th, 2010 at 8:05 pm
Of course not ! Look where Georg W. Bush has brought us without knowledge yet he was and still is "the powerful Commander in Chief" !
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