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Old 06-22-2007   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Happiness vs Knowledge

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Originally Posted by rjwood View Post
It depends on what it is. If it is knowledge that is a shared human condition, I would rather know. If OTOH it is something that would only affect me, pehaps not.

True happiness includes humility..
That's a good point... I agree.

I probably wouldn't want to know the exact date of my own death, for example. Although it's hard to say ... given the opportunity of finding out, perhaps not knowing would drive me nuts.
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