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I strongly disagree: It is not nearly true that all knowledge, including all history, is ideological and false. All knowledge is biased to some degree, just li
by forapurpose 9y ago
I strongly disagree: It is not nearly true that all knowledge, including all history, is ideological and false.
All knowledge is biased to some degree, just like all people are dishonest to some degree - but to say you cannot trust anyone at all or that everyone is equally trustworthy would plainly be a misapprehension of reality.
A good education teaches people to treat knowledge skeptically and develop judgment about it, but to dismiss it all is as ignorant as believing it all. As someone once said about IT security, 'there is no wisdom in trusting no one'.
I'll add the controversial (on HN) statement that such skill is what a liberal arts education teaches, and I believe it is the most valuable skill to learn.