Knowledge

He who has knowledge makes no predictions

He who makes predictions has no knowledge

True or false?

Maybe a bit of both

Knowledge from the dictionary is defined as expertise and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject

Fine but there is no single agreed definition of knowledge nor is there likely to be one as there remain many competing theories

Plato for me says it best and as usual those who are masters are able to express what they want to say simply and clearly

In this case he simply defines knowledge as "justified true belief"

Yes that says enough to feel the truth of the expression

Somehow things have got muddled up today where we use the word carelessly and talk about knowledge as if it is truth

What I am leading up to is the warning not to take what so many say as knowledge when often it is just speculation and conjecture

Too easily we accept other peoples knowledge at face value

Keep your eye on global warming pronouncements particularly by those who work for the IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change