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Alittleknowledgeisadangerousthing

Created:2010-5-26 Author:WanLixin

ONSaturdaymysonpaidhisfirstvisittotheelementaryschoolhewillattendthisSeptember.

Askedhowhelikedhisclassroom,hesaidhewasgladtherearenobeds-he'sahypnophobe-butsadhedidn'tseeanytoys.

The7-year-oldboywasobviouslyunpreparedforthenextdecadeandbeyondwhenindoctrinationinformalknowledgewillbeaveryhighpriority,sohighthathisentireworthwillbemeasuredbyhissuccessinmasteringfacts.

Howefficientheisinassimilatingknowledgewillbeagoodpredictorofhisfutureproductivity,ormoreaccurately,hisfutureearningpower.

Forthatreasonaloneknowledgeiscastinanauraofsanctity.

WhenChristianphilosophersdelvedintothemysteriesoftheuniverseduringtheRenaissance,theyhavebeenmotivatedbythedesiretoproveGodasthe"firstcause"or"primemover,"aninquirywhichmanypeopletodaywoulddismissassuperstitious.

WebelieveourfaithinGDP,themarket,andmoneyismorerational.

FrancisBaconsaid,"Alittlelearningisadangerousthing,"andthereisampleevidencethatourlearningismorelimitedthanwepresumeittobe.

WangMin,vice-ministeroftheMinistryofLandandResources,saidonSundaythattheThreeGorgesDamareaiscurrentlyfacinga"grimsituation"intryingtopreventandcontrolpotentialdanger.

XinhuareportedthatsincethewaterleveloftheThreeGorgesReservoirroseto175meterslastSeptember,97sectionsofbankhavecollapsedand2,000peoplehavebeenforcedtorelocate.

Thisissendingacautionarymessagetootherattemptstodamriversandlakes.

Forinstance,publicuproarhas,miraculously,forcedlocalofficialstoreconsidertheproposaltodamthe3,500-square-kilometerPoyangLakeinJiangxiProvince.

XinhuareportedthatChina'slargestfreshwaterlakehasbeenthreatenedby"recedingwaterlevelssince2003duetoclimatechange,humanactivities,decreasedflowsfromupstreamrivers,andthestartofwaterstorageattheThreeGorgesDam."

Wehavelearnedthesimpleartofdamming,digging,drillingandpavingover,withoutacquiringthemorecomplexartsofmitigatingthedestructivepotentialofourhandiwork.

MorethanamonthaftertheoilrigexplodedandsankintheGulfofMexico,therupturedwellisstillgushingoil,withthemassiveslickalreadyreachingtheAmericanshorelineandwetlands.

Andthereseemstobepreciouslittlethatcanbedonetocontainthespill.

BPknowshowtodrillaholeintheearth'scrust,butnothowtostanchthewound.

Drasticmeasuresarebeingusedinthecleanup,suchasburningoffoilandusingchemicaldispersants,butitiswarnedthatthecleanupitselfcoulddomoreharmthangood.

Moresensibleistheunderstandingthattheonlyviableoptionistotakeadvantageofnature'shealingpower,andwaitforweatherandnaturalmicrobestobreakdowntheoil.

Outofsight

Suchthoughtlessnessandblindnessseemtocharacterizeallhumanendeavors,particularlywhenthereishugeenergytobetapped.

Thankstonuclearscientists,wearenowlivingwitharsenalsofnukescapableofblowinguptheearthmanytimesover,andfeelveryarrogantaboutourpower.

Asdepletionoffossilfuelsisinevitable,manyhavebeenflirtingwiththeideaofnuclearenergy,holdingitupasclean,safe,andsustainable.

AccordingtoDebKatz,executivedirectoroftheCitizensAwarenessNetwork,alongsideAmerica'sriversandlakes,onoceanshoresandtidalbays,"nearly63,000metrictonsofhigh-levelradioactivewaste-whichremainsdangerousforlongerthanrecordedhistory-sitsin'temporary'storage."

Someofthewastehasbeentherefordecades,andwillremainfordecadeslonger.

Likesomanyofsociety'swasteproblems,out-of-sight,out-of-mindhasbecomeadefacto"solution."

Sincetheeconomiccrisis,manylocalgovernmentsinChinahavebeenprovidingincentivesforprivatecarbuyers.

ThepolicygiveslocalGDPastrongboost,rankingChina'sasNo.1incarconsumptionworldwide.

Youcanderivewhateveramountofsatisfactionfromthatglowingfigure,ifyoucangetawayfromtheperpetualnoise,horn-blaring,exhaustfumes,trafficsnarls,andsteadyerosionofneighborhood,natureandpublicspace.

Inoureagernesstourbanizeourenvironswetakeprideinourexpandingconcretepavement,heedlessofthefactthatwearemurderingoursoil,andonlyrecentlyhavewerealizedwhyourcitieshavebecomemorevulnerabletoinundation-thesoilcannolongerabsorbthewater.

Knowourlimit

TheChinesesageChuangtze,whileelaboratingon"TheSecretofCaringforLife,"saidthat"Yourlifehasalimitbutknowledgehasnone.Ifyouusewhatislimitedtopursuewhathasnolimit,youwillbeindanger."

Modernchangeshavecreatedanoverweeningprideinthecapacitytotinkerwithnature.

Whenscientistsarepreoccupiedwith"how,"theyareusuallydistractedfromthemoreimportantissueof"why."

Humanexistencehasbeenturnedintoanaction-packeddrama,fullofstrife,tension,and"achievements."

InChinesetradition,apersonwithalimitedoutlookisusuallyreferredtoas"afroginawell."

Chuangtzeoncesaid,"Youcannotspeakoftheoceantoawell-frog,whichislimitedbyhisabode.Youcannotspeakoficetoasummerinsect,whichislimitedbyitsshortlife."

Similarly,"Whatmanknowsisnottob