I think "knowledge is power" refers to things like being able to make better weapons. A lot of people on the receiving end of various invasions would agree that the reason they lost was the enemy's superior technology.
I'm not sure why I keep saying this sort of thing, me being a peace loving person. Well, except that it's true. On 4 March 2014 14:36, <[email protected]> wrote: > The only thing I remember about Wilson, was his illuminati writings. > Cynical but enjoyable. No wonder people like conspiracy theories. It gives > them a sense of being in the know, while things whirl about them. Sadly, as > Michael Savage once said, Knowledge is not power, usually it's torment. > Ignorance, is power. This is not always true, but it often seems so. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LizR <[email protected]> > To: everything-list <[email protected]> > Sent: 03-Mar-2014 20:15:28 +0000 > Subject: Re: The situation at Fukushima appears to be deteriorating > > On 4 March 2014 14:07, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Look at it this way, unless you are very rich and contribute tons of cash > to politicians, we will probably have no influence on this issue. If I had > my wishes I would like fund the building of unsinkable (like the Titanic) > cities and wildlife sanctuaries on the oceans. It would be for both people > and forests and fauna. But that dream is way above my pay grade, and such. > A geek's fantasy I'll call it. > > > That's certainly how things appear now, but it's always possible someone > might pick up an idea like that and turn it into reality. Hence poets being > "the unacknowledged legislators of the world" and the pen being "mightier > than the sword" - people with the power to do things can only do them if > they've thought of them (or more likely, if someone else has). > > Which brings to mind Robert Anton Wilson's "Ten reasons to get out of bed > in the morning." > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
