Ancient wisdom for the modern information age: A map of the territory beyond the threshold of questioning.
Each hand feels one part
Declares the whole elephant known
Truth requires many hands
There’s an ancient story about blind men encountering an elephant for the first time. One feels the trunk and declares the elephant is like a snake. Another touches the leg and insists it’s like a tree. A third grasps the tail and argues it’s like a rope. Each is certain they understand the whole animal based on their limited experience, and each is wrong in their certainty.