LucidElement Posted March 21, 2008 #1 Share Posted March 21, 2008 i was just thinking to myself about universal knowledge.. i made that term up myself just now hehe, or at least i thought i did.. but anyways.. i was just thinking, does anyone know alot about every topic ever?? maybe you all know some historical figures that were "sharp" in every aspect... for instance; did einstien know alot about the stock market, did newton know world power, did hitler know about the law of physics, does barry bonds know about globalization.. "just examples".. it might seem like a dumb question, but i thought id run w/it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eight bits Posted March 21, 2008 #2 Share Posted March 21, 2008 You can Google terms like polymath or phrases like "Renaissance man". Newton was Chancellor of the Exchequer (Treasury Secretary), and contributed those little ridges on the edge of coins. He was an accomplished alchemist (whatever that means), and a speculative theologian (ending up something like what might now be called "Unitarian"). So, not too narrow. Aristotle wrote about nearly everything, but he got a lot wrong. Socrates didn't know anything, or so he said. Most people think he was fairly sharp, though. The "party line" on this is that there is so much that somebody knows today that it is less and less possible that anybody would personally know everything that somebody knows. Then again, maybe the schools aren't as good as they used to be . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucidElement Posted March 21, 2008 Author #3 Share Posted March 21, 2008 haha that could be true, maybe schools are going downhill..but back in the day there werent schools..and look at the brilliant people then.. maybe we should just get rid of school!! YAYYY!!! haha, besides everything you wanna no is on the internet anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SQLserver Posted March 22, 2008 #4 Share Posted March 22, 2008 did hitler know about the law of physics Hitler=Radical Christian. Radical Christians=Believe every word in bible. Words in Bible != Laws of Physics. So therefore, it can be determined Hitler knew very little about the laws of physics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mademoiselle Posted March 23, 2008 #5 Share Posted March 23, 2008 You can Google terms like polymath or phrases like "Renaissance man". Newton was Chancellor of the Exchequer (Treasury Secretary), and contributed those little ridges on the edge of coins. He was an accomplished alchemist (whatever that means), and a speculative theologian (ending up something like what might now be called "Unitarian"). So, not too narrow. Aristotle wrote about nearly everything, but he got a lot wrong. Socrates didn't know anything, or so he said. Most people think he was fairly sharp, though. The "party line" on this is that there is so much that somebody knows today that it is less and less possible that anybody would personally know everything that somebody knows. Then again, maybe the schools aren't as good as they used to be . Quite interesting actually !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spunned Posted March 23, 2008 #6 Share Posted March 23, 2008 haha that could be true, maybe schools are going downhill..but back in the day there werent schools..and look at the brilliant people then.. maybe we should just get rid of school!! YAYYY!!! haha, besides everything you wanna no is on the internet anyways. schools are good, but 99 % of them teach stuff that are designed to prepare you for life.. they dont prepare you to think great thoughts, only to survive in the real world.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElOne Posted April 16, 2008 #7 Share Posted April 16, 2008 i was just thinking to myself about universal knowledge.. i made that term up myself just now hehe, or at least i thought i did.. but anyways.. i was just thinking, does anyone know alot about every topic ever?? maybe you all know some historical figures that were "sharp" in every aspect... for instance; did einstien know alot about the stock market, did newton know world power, did hitler know about the law of physics, does barry bonds know about globalization.. "just examples".. it might seem like a dumb question, but i thought id run w/it. The term I use is ‘Cosmic Consciousness’ after reading the book named that by Richard Maurice Bucke, M.D. The occurrence examined in the book is the same one that I experienced back in the 1980’s and has redefined the purpose of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahJaymes Posted April 16, 2008 #8 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Find someone with universal knowledge and give them my email...i have a few million questions for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosewin Posted April 16, 2008 #9 Share Posted April 16, 2008 The more I learn the more I learn that I cannot learn everything. [sic] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mademoiselle Posted April 16, 2008 #10 Share Posted April 16, 2008 The more I learn the more I learn that I cannot learn everything. [sic] True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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