what does this mean: To know that you know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease.?

Answer 1

Since it is philosophy, you are dealing with concepts and not physical reality.

The most popular usage of the word disease, has the definition: A pathological condition of a part, organ, or system of an organism resulting from various causes, such as infection, genetic defect, or environmental stress, and characterized by an identifiable group of signs or symptoms.

This statement uses the less common definition for disease:
A condition or tendency, as of society, regarded as abnormal and harmful.

We all perceive our on reality from the first hand experience achieved with interfacing with our environment and secondary experience of watching others and reading. When we are growing up, we form opinions about the world around us that we share with our parents and others. Most are quick to point out when we have reached a wrong conclusion when interpreting our experience. For example, a small child who does not have a pet can visit someone with a pet that has puppies.. The child carries the new born puppy and you teach the child that this animal is a puppy. A week later, she visits someone that has a pet. She grabs the new born pet and shows you, smiling and says "Puppy". It is a kitten. Your concept was that baby dogs are puppies and baby cats are kittens. Her concept was if it has 4 legs small and covered with fur, it is a puppy. You correct her, and she immediately revises her concept of what a puppy is. This is easy to do for children because they approach the word as if it is new and that they do not know everything about it.

As adults we become jaded. We are less comfortable with our ignorance. We can become complacent in our knowledge, or lack of knowledge and feel that we know everything we need to know. If we are asked a question we don't know the answer to, we could consider this as undesirable. The temptation to pretend we know the answer and give some BS snow job to the person asking the question, as if he would know the difference, is tempting.

A lie is when you know the truth, but you deliberately tell a falsehood. This is considered poor behavior. Spreading bulls hit does not fit in the same category as a lie because it is not a deliberate attempt to mislead. However, I feel it is much more damaging than a lie. The person takes the answer as if it is true knowledge and will make decisions based on the assumption that it is truth. Misconceptions will be formed and actions taken that could have negative long term effects, all because the person he asked the question could not say, " I really don't know."

It takes more effort to unlearn something than to learn it. It is better to pass on information that you know to be correct, than to make up something that sounds reasonable to you without having any sound proof except that it sounds good. It is best to have a society that makes decisions based on knowledge and wisdom, than a society that makes decisions on old wives tales, superstition, and inuendo.

Answer 2

Be honest. Pathological Lying isn't healthy, and is considered a disease.
That's what I make out of it.
Good LUCK!

Answer 3

u should be happy with what knoweledge u have and not try to be better to please or w/e lol. basically be happy with what u DO know. don't pretend to know stuff u don't know. just know what u do know.