What does the light of knowledge mean?
What does the light of knowledge mean? Scientia est lux lucis is Latin for "knowledge is enlightenment" (literally "knowledge is the light of light"), also rendered as "scientific knowledge is enlightenment." Knowledge is the light in the darkness of ignorance. The World Bank's World Development Report 1998/99 says that knowledge is like light. How is knowledge like light? “Light” has always been a favorite concept of spiritual terminology. 1 In particular, it has served as a metaphor for knowledge as distinct from the darkness of ignorance. When it is dark, we cannot observe or recognize anything. But when there is...