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Isaac Asimov

Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance.

Isaac Asimov

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Isaac Asimov suggests that even if people gain knowledge but fail to manage it wisely, leading to harmful consequences, having that knowledge is still preferable to being ignorant. He emphasizes that the value of knowing outweighs the risks of misusing what we learn.

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