The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance – it is the illusion of knowledge. | |
— Daniel J. Boorstin | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | His Promises, OUR Hopes |
2018 | Where I Write |
2017 | At Last, An Honest Philosopher… |
2016 | Fake It ‘Til You Make It |
2015 | Hell Toupée |
2014 | Corrected And Amended |
2013 | Too Few |
2012 | Three Characters |
2011 | Universal Payment |
2010 | Privatizing the TSA? (An old – and long – post, but still relevant!!) |
Posts Tagged ‘Illusion’
So, You Think You Know The Answer?
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Daniel J. Boorstin, Discovery, Ignorance, Illusion, Knowledge, On Obstacles, Philosophy, Quotes on November 29, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Happy Thanksgiving (2019)
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Accident, Dr. Leo Buscaglia, Happy Thanksgiving 2019, Illusion, Philosophy, Purpose, Quotes, Realization, Tapestry, Unique on November 28, 2019| 2 Comments »
A wonderful realization will be the day you realize that you are unique in all the world. There is nothing that is an accident. You are a special combination for a purpose — and don’t let them tell you otherwise, even if they tell you that purpose is an illusion. (Live an illusion if you have to). You are that combination so that you can do what is essential for you to do. Don’t ever believe that you have nothing to contribute. The world is an incredibly unfulfilled tapestry. And only you can fulfill that tiny space that is yours. | |
― Leo Buscaglia | |
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On This Day In: | |
2018 | And Smiles… |
2017 | Or Savor A Little Longer… |
2016 | Sometimes I Just Want To Smell The Flowers |
2015 | One Truth – Done Well |
2014 | Now In Imagination, On The Other Hand… |
2013 | No Plan, No Map |
2012 | Singing About Love |
2011 | The Awesome Power Of Truth |
More Likely Unsinging
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Daniel J. Boorstin, Illusion, Philosophy, Quotes, Solid Virtues, Unsung Hero on July 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »
In this life of illusion and quasi-illusion, the person of solid virtues who can be admired for something more substantial than his well-knownness often proves to be the unsung hero. | |
— Daniel J. Boorstin | |
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On This Day In: | |
2018 | But What Are You DOING About November? |
Or His Elected Position | |
2017 | Some Good |
2016 | Edges |
Sums | |
2015 | I Hope Not |
2014 | Study The Means Of Expressing Yourself |
2013 | That Stubborn Thing |
2012 | Like Mike |
2011 | Flawless Or Candid |
2010 | Browning… |
Is Anyone ELSE Out There Listening?
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, Philosophy, tagged Affiliates, Amazon, Apple, Artificial Intelligence, Corporate America, Ethics, Family, Google, Illusion, Linguistics, Microsoft, Philosophy, Sarah, Security, Siri on January 18, 2019| 2 Comments »
My daughter is a linguistics major (BA graduate) from Cal. Last night we were discussing artificial intelligence and she stated she doubted she could work in the IT industry because she questioned the ethics of corporate America. | |
I asked: “Why?” | |
She said a co-worker approached her at her desk and asked her about a product she (the co-worker) was interested in buying. My daughter said as an aside that this was nothing she had ever thought about, considered for her own purchase or searched on or about on the web. However, the next time she picked up her iPhone (within one hour of the conversation), she began receiving Ad placements for the product they had been discussing. | |
I replied she must have left her Siri turned on. She said, yes, but she had never actually said the name / product type herself. Only the co-worker had done that. She added, she was less concerned if it (Siri) had done the listening for her specific voice, but she didn’t approve of it listening in on others (not her voice), too. | |
I then reminded her that ALL security is an illusion and your confidence in the security is based on the amount of money you are willing to spend on maintaining the illusion. (Which led to a completely different discussion…) Of course, Siri / Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft are “listening” in and monitoring all of our searches and selling that information on to other corporations, who in turn convert our “hot leads” into sales offers – and they, of course, store our data and forward it on to other “affiliates”. And so the cycle continues… After all, it’s just good business. Right? And, if anyone else is listening in along with them, too? Well, that’s just good government keeping us “safe”. Right? | |
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On This Day In: | |
2018 | Defining Characteristic |
2017 | Just Asking |
2016 | Still A Burden |
15 And Counting | |
2015 | All A Game |
2014 | Two Thoughts |
2013 | RIP – Dear Abby |
Half-Life Problems | |
2012 | To The Soul… |
2011 | Reverted!! |