4 ms·
> it was a closely guarded Egyptian piece of knowledge, apparently. Apparently no more closely guarded than they told it to some Greek guy who told it to a fam
by bazoom42 3y ago
> it was a closely guarded Egyptian piece of knowledge, apparently.
Apparently no more closely guarded than they told it to some Greek guy who told it to a famous author who put it a book.
Apparently the Egyptians hadn’t learned the secret about secrets: If you want to keep something a secret, you shouldnt tell people about it.
- empath-nirvana 3y agoInterestingly, Plato himself was famously guarded about what he told people and he likely had esoteric teachings that he never wrote down or talked about in public (although they can be sort of derived through what aristotle and other contemporaries said about them) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato%27s_unwritten_doctrines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato%27s_unwritten_doctrines