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'Educability' sounds a bit like the ancient Chinese saying, of how only empty cups can be filled: > The "Empty Cup" or "The Empty Vessel" parable: 'A cup that
by knighthack 2y ago
'Educability' sounds a bit like the ancient Chinese saying, of how only empty cups can be filled:
> The "Empty Cup" or "The Empty Vessel" parable: 'A cup that is already full, whether with knowledge, opinions, or experiences, cannot be filled again. It is only the empty cup that can truly learn and absorb new information.'
- agumonkey 2y agoAnd then 'intelligence is compression' is often said.
- skydhash 2y agoNo, it’s mostly realizing that the cup was not full as previously thought. Either by discarding wrong notions or discovering new themes to explore. In the end, we understand that there’s no cup at all.
- deleted 2y ago[deleted]
- kamaal 2y agoModern version of this is 'Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish' i.e Hungry enough to work harder and foolish enough to learn more.