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Increased human knowledge makes it harder to achieve social consensus and trust.

PhilosophySociologyEpistemologySep 5, 2026score 0.272 posts · 0 replies across 2 instances
The user reflects on the paradox of human knowledge, suggesting that increased information makes social consensus and trust more difficult to achieve. It poses a philosophical dilemma between accepting intellectual humility or facing social isolation.

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Increased human knowledge makes it harder to achieve social consensus and trust.
Parent: SociologyEntity: Human knowledgeImpact: negativeDate: Sep 5, 2026Target: human knowledge

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The more humans know the harder it gets to trust and have consensus. Until we know so much that we either go with socratess „I know that I don't know" and trust what is there or we fall into loneliness and separation because we cannot trust anymore. How are you going to do it?
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@[email protected]
The more humans know the harder it gets to trust and have consensus. Until we know so much that we either go with socratess „I know that I don't know" and trust what is there or we fall into loneliness and separation because we cannot trust anymore. How are you going to do it?
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Sep 5, 2026