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Re: Will 'Understanding' be Extinct by 2050?

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Originally Posted by ughaibu
I see, thanks.
I don't!

Knowledge - Knowing facts, like the names of all the bones in the body.
Understanding - Knowing concepts, like the relationship of all the bones in the body, why they are important, and what they each do.

Perhaps a word for your concept of understanding is "grok" Which means that you understand something intuitively.

For instance, I "grok" the beauty of Bessie Smith records, but I don't "understand" them because I don't know anything about how to put together walking bass lines or how to write lyrics. I have some "knowledge" of them in that I know what the words are, and kinda what the cords are.

Like that?

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