Francis Bacon wrote: "No one has yet been found so firm of mind and purpose as resolutely to compel himself to

Question

sweep away all the theories and common notions, and to apply the understanding, thus made fair and even, to a fresh examination of particulars.Thus it happens that human knowledge, as we have it, is a mere medley and ill-digested mass, made up of much credulity and much accident, and also of the childish notions which we at first imbibed." Do you agree or disagree with this statement written in the 1600's, and do you find humans to be less sophomoric than they were 400 years ago? Your thoughts will be appreciated.

My question is:do you find the human capacity for thinking outside the box to have advanced-along with scientific advancement-in the last 400 years? And if not, why not?

Answer 1

Is there any fiber in Bacon bits? It's a tumultuous undertaking to try to stomach an ill digested mass. Yet we are fed drivels of information and knowledge daily by the media and educators according to market slant. Done up in bedazzling attire, like the belle of the ball, sophistry has never looked so good. The process of elimination is still intact. Refuse and discard are the accumulative by products. To think we are more clever is a childish notion. The toys and quality of life are better; the thinking is not.

Answer 2

Most certainly we have come along way in most important
areas of development to our betterment.
But in other areas, I sometimes think we are stuck in the mire,
or going in reverse. when it comes to a peaceful world in most all regards. Of the so called seven deadly sins.

Answer 3

humans in general is an improper question . the times have greatly advanced in knowledge and education however some are very good at eluding it.

Answer 4

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