Hey Olga,
Your not the only one who does not agree with my declaration that most knowledge arises out of fear and is pathological to us and our habitat. It is an audacious claim and reeks of sensationalism and attention seeking.
So why do I keep sneaking it in there?
Knowledge that is readily updatable when presented with fresh evidence is a kind of skill.
Opinion that is held for some sort of personal advantage, that upsets us when it is challenged is a form of trauma.
Consider also how dificult it is to stop thinking, the stream of thoughts that keep us from experiencing our lives more fully are not random at all.
They are our opinions, labels and evaluations bounced back at us as everything "reminds" us - everything Re-minds us.
That is memory for you, and its not so pretty.
Animals function extremely well without our complex alternate futures, and pasts that we take personally and get so upset by.
So, what is the point?
The point is that it is the taking things personally that causes us to cling to knowledge or versions of it for advantage.
This messes up our intelligence as we compare all fresh data to "opinions" instead of clean memories.
Does that work better?
Of course, I could be totally wrong, this is just what I observe in myself.
RE: No problem