Mountains of Facts
Facts.
So very many of them,
far beyond, far far beyond,
way beyond
any one individual's ability,
beyond the capacity of any person
to read, to absorb, to grasp,
to know,
to understand.
Too much, too much
by a mind-boggling margin
as billions of new facts
are created every day.
Fresh mountains are added, whole ranges,
and you and I can manage
to take on board just six or seven
or maybe eleven.
In truth, there are so many
that a certain humility
is indicated.
Cynthia Buell Thomas
Tue 27th Jan 2015 12:09
Excellent subject, good presentation in a nutshell. I do believe that people have always felt exactly the same bewilderment through all human development. And somehow, we do expand our mental horizons. But, no way can we absorb 'facts' like the automaton standing at our elbow.