Fact, Information, Knowledge 2

Knowledge influences thinking and judgment. To prevent wrong choices resulting from faulty knowledge, faulty knowledge must be eliminated.

Just as, in order to purify dirty water in a bowl, clean water must be poured into the bowl, correct knowledge must be accepted to eliminate faulty knowledge.

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