Posts where this quotation is embeddedThere are, in fact, four very significant stumbling blocks in the way of grasping the truth, which hinder every man however learned, and scarcely allow anyone to win a clear title to wisdom, namely, the example of weak and unworthy authority, longstanding custom, the feeling of the ignorant crowd, and the hiding of our own ignorance while making a display of our apparent knowledge.
Credit: Roger Bacon
- Ways of Knowing Ways of acquiring knowledge
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(Pixabay) Gurteen Knowledge Café Workshop
Tuesday 8th December 2026, 14:00 to 18:00 London time (GMT)
Learn how to design & run a Gurteen Knowledge Café, both face-to-face and online.
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Tuesday 8th December 2026, 14:00 to 18:00 London time (GMT)
Learn how to design & run a Gurteen Knowledge Café, both face-to-face and online.
Information and Registration
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