What is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge?

The simple version of the statement ”The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge”, is that “It simply states that ignoring may not harm you as much as partial or incomplete knowledge may do”.

What is an illusion of knowledge?

The knowledge illusion is the flip side of what economists call the curse of knowledge. When we know about something, we find it hard to imagine that someone else doesn’t know it. If we tap out a tune, we’re sometimes shocked that others don’t recognize it. It seems so obvious; after all, we can hear it in our heads.

Did Stephen Hawking say the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance?

It is the illusion of knowledge”- Stephen Hawking.

Where does the illusion of knowledge come from?

This illusion of knowledge often comes from a little knowledge internally extrapolated to a belief of sufficient or even complete knowledge. When we standardise processes & document that standard we are often taking what was once tacit knowledge, codifying it & making it explicit.

Who said ignorance is the greatest enemy of knowledge?

Daniel Boorstin wrote “The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge” (Often misattributed to Stephen Hawking).

Is there any harm in imagining a concept?

But, there is no harm in imagining a concept, perhaps the problem arises when it is publicized with all the people and it is wrong. However, every school student is advised to build the quality imagination right from their childhood for making things simpler and interesting.

Is knowing a concept wrongly more dangerous than skipping a concept?

“Knowing a concept wrongly is more dangerous than skipping a concept”, said by my teacher, this was totally related to the negative marking of my examination. Because answering a question wrongly would fetch me negative marks. This is worse than getting zero marks for that respective question by not answering it.