[ Knowledge / Ideas ]

September 27, 2020

We instinctively know that there is a difference between knowledge and ideas.  So, while philosophers may debate the nuances, at their core: knowledge is true or false, and ideas are neither true nor false.  Ideas are in the mind, knowledge out in the world.

Problems arise when ideas are treated as knowledge.  Or when knowledge is put aside in favour of ideas.  Putting knowledge into action gets results more often than putting ideas into action.

Of course, some ideas will develop into knowledge.

There is power in knowledge.  Similarly, ideas are powerful too.  But they are not the same thing.