dimreepr

More precise than a Bell curve??? Indeed, but it could be why he's wrong...

How do you define a terrorist? Economic success is like asking; why doesn't a lottery win, lead to a happy me?

When did that happen? I don't have to provide anything, for tomorrow to happen; a viable alternative is, we evaluate success and investigate why it's necessary for tomorrow to happen...

The problem is with wealthy country's and their tendencies to monetise poverty. Islam tried to stop that.

Indeed, that's the perspective...

Indeed it does and we can still learn a lot from the Quran... Have you learned nothing from that great book?

Most Bell curves have very good symmetry... 😉

My point was, the difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter is from the perspective of the observer. If what you say is true (you'll need evidence), what can you do about it? Perhaps, whistle down the track's is the better option, if you can't prove what you think...

Makes one wonder, who's telling the truth???

An unexamined truth is still a truth...

There's a very thin line between a whistle-blower and a traitor; would you prefer to know that you're about to be hit by a train, or just whistle down the track's?

I realise that, like the Dunning-Kruger effect, becomes lesser the further up the educational ladder one climb's but I don't think it get's to anything like zero; especially if the contradictory knowledge/information seems to be trivially dismissable. Like in my example of shariah banking in the original thread (You and @swansont have a good point. Is it possible to reverse the split?) Indeed, that's why I think the term should read 'the curse of understanding'. If I may add to the rant, I think it's the one of the greatest threats to society, for social media, read society undermined... You're showing your bias here, much like Koti, and yes, I understood what he meant that's why I corrected his statement Not all criticism is constructive, for example, there's only limited option's to correct for ineloquence.

Why would we consider what the opposite of random means? When random + time, makes so much sense?

Just to be clear, I reported my post and requested it be split off. But as to the connection, I think shariah compliant investment policy has a lot to teach America's bank's. That's a cheap shot, you know I struggle with eloquence. However I do note, you offer no actual arguement to my point. Beware of bias, isn't that a scientific mantra?

It's very tempting, to imagine big is better; when big often wins. Battleships are just bigger target's...

Knowledge and understanding are intimately connected at every stage of life; the problem seems to be that delayed gratification is understood to be far better...

What you're describing is that magical moment (enlightenment) when we understand the point of life; most religions are based on the person who could articulate that understanding to other's. You're putting the cart before the horse, by assuming an NDE taught you, IMO religion's were never intended to teach about a magic moment. Then you didn't show it well enough; if teaching is your purpose, you need to learn why... 😉

What I mean is, when we think we understand something, we tend to dismiss any knowledge/information that contradicts that understanding. That's why I asked for it to split. That's why I adjusted his statement, and I didn't heap scorn on Koti; I tried to teach him why the adjustment was necessary.

By whom?

I think it's more accurate to call it a lesson learned. It may take many lesson's, to reach understanding....

Only if you spend your life in useless pursuit's... 😉 For instance, looking forward to a perfect holiday, and having it spoiled because of a stain on the lawn?

Sorry to resurrect this thread, but shouldn't the term be "overcoming the curse of understanding"; for instance "tying the knot, and untying the knot." is just reinforcing knowledge, not understanding...

Have you read the previous 6 page's of this thread? Because we seem to be going round in circles. The only purpose of life is to live and that's only on an individual bases; the universe expands but that's not it's purpose, it's merely the stage for you to find your purpose, much like religion/culture. An NDE is also a personal experience, there was nothing magical about mine. Gathering knowledge doesn't automatically confer understanding,

Then you'll never be content with what you find.

Are you sure, you are?