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Which is more important, knowing something or being able to find the answer?

Posted on 7/4/21 at 10:08 pm
Posted by momentoftruth87
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Posted on 7/4/21 at 10:08 pm
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Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 7/4/21 at 10:09 pm to
Does it matter as long as you get the answer?
Posted by JBM210
Member since Dec 2010
3192 posts
Posted on 7/4/21 at 10:12 pm to
Knowing something. Hands down. If I know the president of the company is screwing his secretary, I have leverage.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
114077 posts
Posted on 7/4/21 at 10:13 pm to
quote:

Knowing something. Hands down. If I know the president of the company is screwing his secretary, I have leverage.




But what if you can search a database that shows all the dirt on all the employees at your company?
Posted by jamiegla1
Member since Aug 2016
7016 posts
Posted on 7/4/21 at 10:17 pm to
I think knowing something is mostly useful for showing off. Being able to find the answer takes up less of your memory and is just as effective
Posted by BabyTac
Austin, TX
Member since Jun 2008
12327 posts
Posted on 7/4/21 at 10:17 pm to
“I’d rather have a guy that works his arse off but gets Ds than some lazy, straight A student.”

- said no hiring manager ever.
Posted by Gravitiger
Member since Jun 2011
10456 posts
Posted on 7/4/21 at 10:21 pm to
A guy who makes D's obviously can't find the answer, either.
Posted by LSUDVM1999
North Carolina
Member since Aug 2010
2101 posts
Posted on 7/4/21 at 11:05 pm to
Being able to find the answer shows resourcefulness. Any good con artist can convincingly relay knowledge of something.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
51514 posts
Posted on 7/4/21 at 11:06 pm to
Knowing how to find it
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 7/4/21 at 11:07 pm to
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
55007 posts
Posted on 7/4/21 at 11:08 pm to
Knowing how to change a tire in BFE with no cell service at 2AM is a hell of alot more useful than being able to Google.
Posted by adamau
Member since Oct 2020
3546 posts
Posted on 7/4/21 at 11:14 pm to
Totally depends on the question at hand.

How to get laid? You damn well better know how to find pussy rather than know about it

How to get rich? You damn well better know how to find money rather than know about it.

How to get through an intersection Alive? You damn sure better know a Red light means wait your fricking turn.



This post was edited on 7/4/21 at 11:18 pm
Posted by RobDione
Pensacola Beach
Member since Nov 2007
730 posts
Posted on 7/4/21 at 11:16 pm to
Knowing because if you don't, then you won't know if the answer is correct.
Posted by AMS
Member since Apr 2016
6498 posts
Posted on 7/4/21 at 11:42 pm to
as with most option A vs B scenarios, depends on the situation.

medically if someone is crashing in a hurry, you need to have some knowledge drilled in. you dont have time to run out of the room an pull up uptodate or consult a specialist to figure out how to stabilize.

if someone asks you what the treatment is for a non-imminently threatening symptom of some rare zebra cancer that is a 'be able to find the answer' situation.

Posted by Kimist
Member since Nov 2011
459 posts
Posted on 7/5/21 at 1:55 am to
You often need to know something in order to find the answer. Then you need to be able to understand and use the answer.
Posted by HoboDickCheese
The overpass
Member since Sep 2020
9418 posts
Posted on 7/5/21 at 2:02 am to
I don’t know but it’s what I choose to believe
Posted by Trevaylin
south texas
Member since Feb 2019
5967 posts
Posted on 7/5/21 at 2:59 am to


gotta know enough to frame the question
Posted by JudgeHolden
Gila River
Member since Jan 2008
18566 posts
Posted on 7/5/21 at 3:14 am to
Both.

Knowledge has a present value. The more you know, the more you connect things, see patterns, and learn to learn.

A lot of people who “find the answer” aren’t very critical of their sources. “I googled it.” Yeah? Well who wrote the post you rely on and why should you rely on that person?
Posted by mauser
Orange Beach
Member since Nov 2008
21777 posts
Posted on 7/5/21 at 4:19 am to
Knowing, as the purpose of the search is to know, and yet the journey is often more enjoyable than the destination.
Posted by cyarrr
Prairieville
Member since Jun 2017
3373 posts
Posted on 7/5/21 at 5:24 am to
Wisdom vs. critical thinking.

It's situational.
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