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Viewing comments for Chapter 18 "Ignorance"Poems not in other books
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Comment from rama devi
Good entry for the contest. Strong theme in few words. Congrats on getting a six for it, too. Should prove a contender. Sorry I've not been around much for reviewing. Will visit occasionally...busy off site.
Blessings,
rd
reply by the author on 27-Feb-2019
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Good entry for the contest. Strong theme in few words. Congrats on getting a six for it, too. Should prove a contender. Sorry I've not been around much for reviewing. Will visit occasionally...busy off site.
Blessings,
rd
Comment Written 27-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 27-Feb-2019
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Thanks for making time to stop by, RD. Busy is good, yes? I appreciate the kind words. Cheers -- Craig
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Yes -- climbing out of debt!
Big smiles,
rd
Comment from Rickie1
Craig
The wisest words are all ways the shortest, the wisest minds are always the simplest, the wisest actions are always briefest. In complexity deception finds a home. You've inspired those words in me. Thank you. Great poem.
Rickie
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2019
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Craig
The wisest words are all ways the shortest, the wisest minds are always the simplest, the wisest actions are always briefest. In complexity deception finds a home. You've inspired those words in me. Thank you. Great poem.
Rickie
Comment Written 12-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2019
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Thank you Rickie, for the profound words and the kind assessment. I agree about complexity. Occam's razor is a sound principle, I believe. Most appreciated, Craig
Comment from Ulla
Hi Craig, yeah, deceptively wise words indeed. But more often than not the person behind the statement knows all too well. A great entry for the contest. And good luck. Ulla:))
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2019
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Hi Craig, yeah, deceptively wise words indeed. But more often than not the person behind the statement knows all too well. A great entry for the contest. And good luck. Ulla:))
Comment Written 12-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2019
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Thanks for the kind words and good luck wishes, Ulla. Much appreciated :) Craig
Comment from Bill Schott
This six-word poem, Ignorance, has the correct word count and suggests that the excuse of 'I don't know' has more benefits than drawbacks. Admitting a lack of knowledge opens up the necessity of learning.
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2019
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This six-word poem, Ignorance, has the correct word count and suggests that the excuse of 'I don't know' has more benefits than drawbacks. Admitting a lack of knowledge opens up the necessity of learning.
Comment Written 12-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2019
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That's about it, Bill; although I'm not sure "excuse" is the word I was aiming for. Many thanks, Craig
Comment from catch22
Hi Craig, wow there's a lot of philosophy and spirituality and truth packed in this six word poem. It is said the most honest position someone can take in life is one of agnosticism. We are all ignorant of many truths and POV's because we are biologically incapable of comprehending the world in itself. There are even cognitive scientists that have run simulations to support this idea that we are not programmed by evolution to see reality as it is, but rather to reproduce and perpetuate the species. Therefore, we are not hardwired for truth. For instance, when you look at an object like a pencil, can you see the molecular structure of the wood that makes it up? Or even the elementary particles at a deeper level? No. Instead, we are hardwired to perceive a certain scale of objects in the world and are blind to massive and extremely minute objects. That's why we have to construct models to comprehend the scales. Or even hyperspaces? Can you fathom four dimensional or eleven dimensional space--like in relativity or strong theory? Of course not. That's what we are missing in this picture. See what your poem got me thinking of? This write is thought provoking to say the least. Well done.
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2019
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Hi Craig, wow there's a lot of philosophy and spirituality and truth packed in this six word poem. It is said the most honest position someone can take in life is one of agnosticism. We are all ignorant of many truths and POV's because we are biologically incapable of comprehending the world in itself. There are even cognitive scientists that have run simulations to support this idea that we are not programmed by evolution to see reality as it is, but rather to reproduce and perpetuate the species. Therefore, we are not hardwired for truth. For instance, when you look at an object like a pencil, can you see the molecular structure of the wood that makes it up? Or even the elementary particles at a deeper level? No. Instead, we are hardwired to perceive a certain scale of objects in the world and are blind to massive and extremely minute objects. That's why we have to construct models to comprehend the scales. Or even hyperspaces? Can you fathom four dimensional or eleven dimensional space--like in relativity or strong theory? Of course not. That's what we are missing in this picture. See what your poem got me thinking of? This write is thought provoking to say the least. Well done.
Comment Written 11-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2019
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Thanks so much for the very thoughtful response, Pam. It's true what you say. How much difference would there be if we viewed the world from the perspective of a flea? Or an amoeba? The most dangerous attitude is to think we have found "the answer", as it immediately removes the incentive to learn anything new. Inevitably, any explanation we find of something can be improved. Most grateful for the lovely review :) Craig
Comment from Sugarray77
Craig, this is great! You always come up with just the right phrase... I think this is perfect for this prompt. Good luck on this contest!!
All the best,
Melissa
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2019
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Craig, this is great! You always come up with just the right phrase... I think this is perfect for this prompt. Good luck on this contest!!
All the best,
Melissa
Comment Written 11-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2019
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Thanks so much for the very kind words, Melissa. They're much appreciated :) Craig
Comment from --Turtle.
To know what you know and what you don't know, is to know. (my garbled quoting of Confucius I believe)
And as G.I. Joe told us as kids, knowing is half the battle.
Throw in some transitive math and not knowing must be the other half of the battle.
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Hi, Craig,
I read through your six word poem. Those are hard, as you try and pack something striking in a very short amount of time. I think you snagged a strong theme effectively in that short time.
Strong presentation and visuals to shift emphasis from first part of the thought to the second. And I like the black and white color theme for knowledge and not knowledge are supposed to be polar opposites, and you merge them into one in the same here.
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2019
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To know what you know and what you don't know, is to know. (my garbled quoting of Confucius I believe)
And as G.I. Joe told us as kids, knowing is half the battle.
Throw in some transitive math and not knowing must be the other half of the battle.
: )
Hi, Craig,
I read through your six word poem. Those are hard, as you try and pack something striking in a very short amount of time. I think you snagged a strong theme effectively in that short time.
Strong presentation and visuals to shift emphasis from first part of the thought to the second. And I like the black and white color theme for knowledge and not knowledge are supposed to be polar opposites, and you merge them into one in the same here.
Comment Written 11-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2019
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Thanks so much for the excellent review, Turtle. That Confucius was a fart smeller, as Dr Spooner would have said :)
Most grateful,
Craig
Comment from Gloria ....
It's your effective use of punctuation that makes this most fun. If you hadn't included those little markings we might think you don't know any deceptively wise words. Which in a way is a fun interpretation and just slightly different than stating one doesn't know. I might have to rethink my stance on punctuation after all. Nah!
Very smart use of six wise words and best of luck to you with the Contest Committee.
Gloria
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2019
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It's your effective use of punctuation that makes this most fun. If you hadn't included those little markings we might think you don't know any deceptively wise words. Which in a way is a fun interpretation and just slightly different than stating one doesn't know. I might have to rethink my stance on punctuation after all. Nah!
Very smart use of six wise words and best of luck to you with the Contest Committee.
Gloria
Comment Written 11-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2019
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I've always, been quite good with. Punctuation "my" mum said, so?
Thanks so much, once again, for the great review, Gloria :)
Comment from Dawn Munro
It takes courage to admit a lack of knowledge sometimes, depending on so many variables, like who is doing the asking, what they're asking about, who is witnessing the answer... To my mind, the ones who bluster are cheating themselves, as well as making fools of themselves.
But maybe I am missing the point of this poem (again). Maybe what you're saying is that "I don't know" is a slick way of escaping the hot seat...
In any event, you have me thinking. Always a good thing. :))
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2019
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It takes courage to admit a lack of knowledge sometimes, depending on so many variables, like who is doing the asking, what they're asking about, who is witnessing the answer... To my mind, the ones who bluster are cheating themselves, as well as making fools of themselves.
But maybe I am missing the point of this poem (again). Maybe what you're saying is that "I don't know" is a slick way of escaping the hot seat...
In any event, you have me thinking. Always a good thing. :))
Comment Written 10-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2019
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No, I wasn't being tricky - just saying that it's not wise to pretend we know something when we don't. Nor should we be ashamed to admit (even to ourselves) we don't know the answer. Seems obvious, but I think we're all guilty sometimes of transgressing this little rule. Many thanks, Dawn :)
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:)) Whew. I'm so tired, I'm not thinking straight. Forgive my waffling...Oh! Waffles! YUM. LOL.
Comment from tbacha58
OK, those six words can make me write a whole poem. They triggered my brain to discover how precious" I don't know" can mean. Because if I want to know? I will know, but because I don't want to, I don't know. Ok. Great Good luck. Terry
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2019
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OK, those six words can make me write a whole poem. They triggered my brain to discover how precious" I don't know" can mean. Because if I want to know? I will know, but because I don't want to, I don't know. Ok. Great Good luck. Terry
Comment Written 10-Feb-2019
reply by the author on 11-Feb-2019
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Thanks very much, Terry. I'll look forward to reading the poem :) Cheers, Craig