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''If you want to have faith, then don't seek knowledge; if you want knowledge, then don't seek faith.'' |
''If you want to have faith, then don't seek knowledge; if you want knowledge, then don't seek faith.'' |
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-[[:et:Ado_Reinvald|Ado Reinvald]], from the poem ''Udusel ruudel'' (translated from the Estonian by his great great granddaughter, my mother). |
-[[:et:Ado_Reinvald|Ado Reinvald]], from the poem ''Udusel ruudel'' (translated from the Estonian by his great great granddaughter, my mother). |
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While I don't necessarily "agree" with what is stated in this quote, I appreciate its nuance and the questions it raises about knowledge, belief, and the un-seeable, especially in relation to our encyclopedia here and the work we do within it (and the work it does on us). |
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Latest revision as of 05:21, 5 December 2019
If you want to have faith, then don't seek knowledge; if you want knowledge, then don't seek faith.
-Ado Reinvald, from the poem Udusel ruudel (translated from the Estonian by his great great granddaughter, my mother).
While I don't necessarily "agree" with what is stated in this quote, I appreciate its nuance and the questions it raises about knowledge, belief, and the un-seeable, especially in relation to our encyclopedia here and the work we do within it (and the work it does on us).