Is it our human nature that makes “A little bit of knowledge a dangerous thing?”
If you look to Phrasemix for an explanation you will find the following: Sometimes when a person knows a little bit about something, they feel like they are an expert. Because they feel like an expert , they try to do things they shouldn’t.”
Using current events as an example I can’t help but think about how many so called “experts” spoke out during the Pandemic. Few people took the time to delve any deeper than what they were told. Even fewer questioned what they were being told.
I think in teaching this adage we need to remind our children of a proverb from the Bible, “Pride goeth before the fall.” It’s better to remain humble, and not act as if we know more than we really do.
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