knowledge does not always bring happiness the notion that the world must be what we believe it to be because we believe it to be that way, brings both comfort and discomfort the certainty in mathematics is the certainty we put there >self-evident propositions (a finite whole is greater than any of its parts) (a thing cannot both be and not be at the same time and in the same respect) two types of our general knowledge are characterized by certainty therefore animals and the primitive man are “dumb”, while human beings are “conscious” humans know particulars AND have general knowledge (all living things are born and also die) animals know particulars (a squirrel has a nest in that tree) >they know where they are, understand timing, where to get food and protection, where the best shelter is the knowledge of a primitive man includes the particulars that most animals (dogs, cats, foxes, mice, etc) know
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