Comments on: Flowering of knowledge http://archaeofacts.com/2009/06/20/flowering-of-knowledge/ Combo-land: musings with a snapshot each day… Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jcb http://archaeofacts.com/2009/06/20/flowering-of-knowledge/comment-page-1/#comment-4528 jcb Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:49:16 +0000 http://archaeofacts.com/?p=3775#comment-4528 I like the idea that the internet—when used with intelligence and discrimination—can be a library as big as all of our understanding. That said, it's also quite easy for it to be a huge time-waster. But I think it's absolutely identical to brick-and-mortar libraries in that regard. Your point(s) about motivation, guidance, mentoring...I think those are the key components which can yield a life of productive learning and thinking when plugged into the world's knowledge...online. Having seen baobobs and cotton (not together,) I sure wouldn't have been able to draw commonalities. Live and learn. I like the idea that the internet—when used with intelligence and discrimination—can be a library as big as all of our understanding.
That said, it’s also quite easy for it to be a huge time-waster. But I think it’s absolutely identical to brick-and-mortar libraries in that regard. Your point(s) about motivation, guidance, mentoring…I think those are the key components which can yield a life of productive learning and thinking when plugged into the world’s knowledge…online.

Having seen baobobs and cotton (not together,) I sure wouldn’t have been able to draw commonalities.

Live and learn.

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