I think the visual metaphor I've seen is considering your knowledge as an island, and your ignorance as the length of the shoreline. As the island grows in size, so does the shoreline:
“As the Island of Knowledge grows, so do the shores of our ignorance—the boundary between the known and unknown. Learning more about the world doesn’t lead…
I think the visual metaphor I've seen is considering your knowledge as an island, and your ignorance as the length of the shoreline. As the island grows in size, so does the shoreline:
“As the Island of Knowledge grows, so do the shores of our ignorance—the boundary between the known and unknown. Learning more about the world doesn’t lead to a point closer to a final destination—whose existence is nothing but a hopeful assumption anyways—but to more questions and mysteries. The more we know, the more exposed we are to our ignorance, and the more we know to ask.”
I think the visual metaphor I've seen is considering your knowledge as an island, and your ignorance as the length of the shoreline. As the island grows in size, so does the shoreline:
“As the Island of Knowledge grows, so do the shores of our ignorance—the boundary between the known and unknown. Learning more about the world doesn’t lead to a point closer to a final destination—whose existence is nothing but a hopeful assumption anyways—but to more questions and mysteries. The more we know, the more exposed we are to our ignorance, and the more we know to ask.”
https://fs.blog/the-island-of-knowledge/
Oh interesting! Thanks for sharing!