lolastar / (no subject)

when we spend so many years in school we are very much being indoctrinated with the idea that knowledge is awesome, the more the better! it doesnt even matter if the subject is interesting or useful, its always great to know things. but a couple of years ago i read this old swedish book by a doctor on sympathetic medicine (folk medicine) and it really convinced me that it can be quite the opposite. he researched the effectiveness of folk medicine among farmers (then uneducated illiterate people) and found that their ways were often more effective and less dangerous than his fellow educated doctor colleagues ways. if i remember correctly he concluded that this had to do with faith/willpower, which is much stronger among people who arent taught that everything can be scientifically explained. a scholarly mind is basically poisoned.
so thats when i decided that knowledge kinda sucks and i will probably be better off researching stuff as little as possible. i definitely already know enough!!