...because knowledge weighs nothing...

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Epicurian

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Could someone tell me where or from whom this phrase originated? For me it's one of those things you run across every once in a while that really resonates. Thanks.
 
Epicurian said:
Could someone tell me where or from whom this phrase originated? For me it's one of those things you run across every once in a while that really resonates. Thanks.
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It's not a logical statement to begin with, so whoever said it, was selling something.

The average human adult sized brain weighs around 3LBs. Factor in the body an resources required to power a large brain, and "nothing" becomes very subjective.
 
Some knowledge is heavy. :(

Not as heavy as moving a pack rat across country, but heavy.
 
I have so much knowledge, I feel lightheaded.

I've no idea where that phrase originated. Google seems to attach it to prepper sites, & that ilk. I remember my mother using it to convince to try at school 35 yrs ago. She is no prepper, probably never heard of such a thing ever.
 
abo4ster said:
I have heard Mors speak a lot about knowledge, but not that exact quote. He probably has said it before as about everything out of his mouth is quotable. Here is an article I wrote on the subject of Knowledge vs Common Sense inspired by Mors...

http://masterwoodsman.com/2014/knowledge-vs-common-sense-for-survival/
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Hey QB, he has (ok, at least close). In fact he wrote it in my copy of Northern Bushcraft.

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I am sure that an empty brain weighs the same as a full brain. So yes the statement is correct.
 
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