Well educated specialists are as informed of their narrow areas of expertise as modern science allows. It is natural to think of how sophisticated our modern knowledge is, and to proclaim the vast areas of ignorance of not more than a decade or a century ago. What we choose to ignore is that in another decade or another century the intelligentsia of that time will be viewing our own ignorance with disdain. ... http://www.squidoo.com/ignorant Sat, 17 May 2008 05:27:22 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Sat, 10 May 2008 19:25:02 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/ignorant Well educated specialists are as informed of their narrow areas of expertise as modern science allows. It is natural to think of how sophisticated our modern knowledge is, and to proclaim the vast areas of ignorance of not more than a decade or a century ago. What we choose to ignore is that in another decade or another century the intelligentsia of that time will be viewing our own ignorance with disdain. In a millennium or two they may refer to the twenty first century as part of the dark ages.  Sat, 10 May 2008 19:25:02 -0600