Curiosity is a double-edged sword (2)
Hi! Glad you make it to the second part.
To give this post a bit of a kick, here's an interesting video made by CGP Grey. I hoped it would help you understanding what I am trying to point, since I am not good at writing.
Isn't that interesting? I put that video here because it's relevant to this topic. This is the other side of curiosity that I don't like.
Nowadays, information spread like wildfire on a blazing hot day. It feeds us trough many means. We get it from the newspaper, the television, the radio, and thanks to the invention of smart phone, all of them fit in our pocket. It's the world on a flick of a finger.
However, unfortunately not every bit of information served to us is true. Whenever I am curious about a serious matter, especially something that has anything to do with politics, I'll choose to hush any questions and confusions that came with it. Because I am afraid that I'll be told lies, and I'll believe them. I am afraid that my view of the world will be shifted toward something awful. Maybe I'll hate the wrong kind of people, and follow what's not supposed to be followed. Sometimes people tell me obvious lie as a joke, and I'll believe them. In the real world of serious matters, there are in fact people that intentionally spread lies which is obviously not as a joke.
Isn't that interesting? I put that video here because it's relevant to this topic. This is the other side of curiosity that I don't like.
Nowadays, information spread like wildfire on a blazing hot day. It feeds us trough many means. We get it from the newspaper, the television, the radio, and thanks to the invention of smart phone, all of them fit in our pocket. It's the world on a flick of a finger.
However, unfortunately not every bit of information served to us is true. Whenever I am curious about a serious matter, especially something that has anything to do with politics, I'll choose to hush any questions and confusions that came with it. Because I am afraid that I'll be told lies, and I'll believe them. I am afraid that my view of the world will be shifted toward something awful. Maybe I'll hate the wrong kind of people, and follow what's not supposed to be followed. Sometimes people tell me obvious lie as a joke, and I'll believe them. In the real world of serious matters, there are in fact people that intentionally spread lies which is obviously not as a joke.
It is scary.
I actually got the idea for this post when I was at work. The idea that curiosity is a double-edged sword. That it has both favorable and unfavorable consequences. But when I was on my way home, this question came to mind.
"What unfavorable consequences does a double-edged sword have?"
I mean, take a look at a double-edged sword.
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Wouldn't that be twice as useful instead? When one side has been worn out and turned blunt, we can use the other side.
Then it hit me. What if curiosity is indeed a double-edged sword, but in a more positive way? Is choosing to not learning anything really is better than trying to learn something with the risk of being misinformed? No.
I think curiosity is indeed a double-edged sword. Maybe in order to avoid being misinformed, we have to be even more curious so we can seek for the truth, instead of step back and give up. Maybe if the feeling that we are lacking on knowledge keeps us from learning more, we can consult someone who is reliable, someone we can trust. It's even taught in Islam to always perform Tabayyun, fact checking.
I think curiosity is indeed a double-edged sword. Maybe in order to avoid being misinformed, we have to be even more curious so we can seek for the truth, instead of step back and give up. Maybe if the feeling that we are lacking on knowledge keeps us from learning more, we can consult someone who is reliable, someone we can trust. It's even taught in Islam to always perform Tabayyun, fact checking.
Wallahu a'lam bishawab
Allah knows what is the correct.
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