Sometimes it takes a lot of words. It's bad that the current generation seems to all be ADHD with the attention span of a goldfish. I can't even watch TV because the scenes flash by so fast I can't even focus on anything.
Everyone needs to be able to read long passages, even entire books, to gain knowledge. It takes a lot of words to explain complicated things.
People are just watching super short TikToks and "reading" graphic novels that are almost nothing but pictures.
This is superficial and not in depth. This is why those people in the videos don't know how many states there are or how far you can go in an hour if you're going 60 MPH. They see knowledge go by, but don't grab any of it.
Slow down and read the words.
Read the Bible. Read some Shakespeare or Plato or Tacitus or anything other than cereal boxes and comic strips.
The guy in the drawing refusing knowledge is pathetic.
Liberals do not dispense knowledge, they spew word salad, nonsensical drivel, and self contradictory bull twaddle. It's rank idiocy to voluntarily put that crap into your brain.
I agree. After iPhones and kindles came out I sort of adandonded real reading for a while. Been back to reading real books especially the Bible for the past couple years and can literally feel my mental clarity increased and somehow feel more awake during the day.
But I like this meme, because I thought of someone showing me some political or church propaganda and expecting me to read the whole thing like I have all the time in the world to hear every single viewpoint. Sounds lazy or close minded but there are “literally” more books to read than there are hours left in my lifespan.
There is more time than most people are willing to spend. They waste all day with their eyes glued to their phones, or playing video games, or watching sports. I don't do any of that, so I have plenty of time to read a lot, even opposing ideas so I know where they're coming from and I can refute them.
I read the entire Book of Mormon, even though I knew it was false. Then when the suit boys on the bicycles came by, I was able to refute them right from their own book. They gave up and left fairly quickly. Likewise, I have read works by Aleister Crowley and John Dee so I understand the evil they produced.
I see your point and definitely understand you. Not only reading to refute but also with an open mind, maybe my view was wrong? But there’s a definite limit no matter if all you do is eat, sleep, and read to how many books you can read. Is reading the Book of Mormon worth not reading something you KNOW will be enriching to you, just so you can set some Mormon straight? And couldn’t you also do that by reading 100 pages from Kingdom of the Cults, and still have time to read the book you actually wanted yo read?
I can set many more Mormons straight, if given the chance.
I have been reading since the 60s. That's time enough to read books I wanted to read, such as detective novels and science fiction, and books I needed to read, such as histories, religious works, sciences, and math. I have read thousands of books. I have a huge library at home. And I have many more years, hopefully, to read even more.
The blurb on that book you mentioned says "viewed through the lenses," which means someone else's ideas of what the books say. I'd rather read for myself and get it unfiltered by someone else's "lens."
I disagree with your premise. I can see it taking a lot of words to discuss complicated ideas, but if you're truly only trying to impart knowledge, someone with a good grasp of the subject should be able to do so in a condensed format. Doing so may miss out on important details, but the person on the receiving end should still be able to grasp the larger idea regardless. Good meme though.
I don't agree with the idea that people don't have enough physical time to read. They say "tldr" to anything over a couple of sentences. There is plenty of time, if they cut down on phones, tv, games, and sports.
I might have a good grasp of how an atomic bomb is constructed, but I can't tell you how in just a sentence or two. All I could tell you in a sentence or two is the rough theory. That little amount of knowledge could kill you.
Sometimes it takes a lot of words. It's bad that the current generation seems to all be ADHD with the attention span of a goldfish. I can't even watch TV because the scenes flash by so fast I can't even focus on anything.
Everyone needs to be able to read long passages, even entire books, to gain knowledge. It takes a lot of words to explain complicated things.
People are just watching super short TikToks and "reading" graphic novels that are almost nothing but pictures.
This is superficial and not in depth. This is why those people in the videos don't know how many states there are or how far you can go in an hour if you're going 60 MPH. They see knowledge go by, but don't grab any of it.
Slow down and read the words.
Read the Bible. Read some Shakespeare or Plato or Tacitus or anything other than cereal boxes and comic strips.
The guy in the drawing refusing knowledge is pathetic.
Liberals do not dispense knowledge, they spew word salad, nonsensical drivel, and self contradictory bull twaddle. It's rank idiocy to voluntarily put that crap into your brain.
It's okay to reject what is false, but not just because it's a lot of words and your brain can't handle lots of words.
I agree. After iPhones and kindles came out I sort of adandonded real reading for a while. Been back to reading real books especially the Bible for the past couple years and can literally feel my mental clarity increased and somehow feel more awake during the day.
But I like this meme, because I thought of someone showing me some political or church propaganda and expecting me to read the whole thing like I have all the time in the world to hear every single viewpoint. Sounds lazy or close minded but there are “literally” more books to read than there are hours left in my lifespan.
There is more time than most people are willing to spend. They waste all day with their eyes glued to their phones, or playing video games, or watching sports. I don't do any of that, so I have plenty of time to read a lot, even opposing ideas so I know where they're coming from and I can refute them.
I read the entire Book of Mormon, even though I knew it was false. Then when the suit boys on the bicycles came by, I was able to refute them right from their own book. They gave up and left fairly quickly. Likewise, I have read works by Aleister Crowley and John Dee so I understand the evil they produced.
We can't fight what we don't know about.
I see your point and definitely understand you. Not only reading to refute but also with an open mind, maybe my view was wrong? But there’s a definite limit no matter if all you do is eat, sleep, and read to how many books you can read. Is reading the Book of Mormon worth not reading something you KNOW will be enriching to you, just so you can set some Mormon straight? And couldn’t you also do that by reading 100 pages from Kingdom of the Cults, and still have time to read the book you actually wanted yo read?
I can set many more Mormons straight, if given the chance.
I have been reading since the 60s. That's time enough to read books I wanted to read, such as detective novels and science fiction, and books I needed to read, such as histories, religious works, sciences, and math. I have read thousands of books. I have a huge library at home. And I have many more years, hopefully, to read even more.
The blurb on that book you mentioned says "viewed through the lenses," which means someone else's ideas of what the books say. I'd rather read for myself and get it unfiltered by someone else's "lens."
I disagree with your premise. I can see it taking a lot of words to discuss complicated ideas, but if you're truly only trying to impart knowledge, someone with a good grasp of the subject should be able to do so in a condensed format. Doing so may miss out on important details, but the person on the receiving end should still be able to grasp the larger idea regardless. Good meme though.
I don't agree with the idea that people don't have enough physical time to read. They say "tldr" to anything over a couple of sentences. There is plenty of time, if they cut down on phones, tv, games, and sports.
I might have a good grasp of how an atomic bomb is constructed, but I can't tell you how in just a sentence or two. All I could tell you in a sentence or two is the rough theory. That little amount of knowledge could kill you.