We believe that information is an enlightening agent, but I can assure you it is not. We consume information, but we cant read. We forgot how to sit down and engage the dense layers of a text. We are so busy devouring information that we forgot how to dance with ideas. We confuse linguistic bits of data for knowledge and ideas. I can assure you, gentlemen, they are not the same. Ideas require effort and the kind of sensibility that engages the subtle layers of meaning. What the hell does information require?

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  • Science — Discovery, inquiry, and the wonders of the natural world

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