> Firstly, in terms of the distinction between learning and knowing -- the thing that matters most is the strength of the encoding in the brain. I'd vote for t

> Firstly, in terms of the distinction between learning and knowing -- the thing that matters most is the strength of the encoding in the brain. I'd vote for the ability to perform a skilful epistemic analysis of the retrieved information being more useful. I prefer this because it can overcome any natural immutable shortcomings in the underlying process.