When it comes to knowledge, again, I feel that we have been seduced into thinking that total comprehension is possible, because we have on our phones instant access to more information than we can cognitively handle. But there is a huge difference between information and knowledge. Tanya Berry said to me that she finds it upsetting nowadays when people look into their phones in the middle of a conversation, first because it’s rude, but second because anytime there is a question, people will now just Google the answer. Wendell chimed in and added, “They’re losing the ability to use those three
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