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Christopher Lasch

Knowledge is what we get when an observer, preferably a scientifically trained observer, provides us with a copy of reality that we can all recognize.

Christopher Lasch

Knowledge

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Knowledge comes from someone who carefully studies and describes the world in a way that others can see and agree with. It is most reliable when this person uses scientific methods to ensure the description matches reality.

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