{"id":153494,"date":"2023-01-02T10:37:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T18:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=153494"},"modified":"2023-01-02T10:37:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T18:37:40","slug":"a-bit-of-wisdom-from-isaac-asimov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=153494","title":{"rendered":"A Bit of Wisdom from Isaac Asimov"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.&#8221; ~ Isaac Asimov January 2, 1920 \u2013 April 6, 1992<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know &#8211; and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance.&#8221; ~ Isaac Asimov January 2, 1920 \u2013 April 6, 1992<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You&#8217;d be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are treating pregnant men.&#8221; ~ Isaac Asimov January 2, 1920 \u2013 April 6, 1992<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn&#8217;t brood. I&#8217;d type a little faster.&#8221; ~ Isaac Asimov January 2, 1920 \u2013 April 6, 1992<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.&#8221; ~ Isaac Asimov January 2, 1920 \u2013 April 6, 1992<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.&#8221; ~ Isaac Asimov January 2, 1920 \u2013 April 6, 1992<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isaac_Asimov\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Isaac.Asimov01.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"319\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-153495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Isaac.Asimov01.jpg.webp 220w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Isaac.Asimov01.jpg-207x300.webp 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. 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