Tree of knowledge

Emergent leaves of information
Trace tactile branches
Extending limbs artfully lopped
Implying terra firma
Hermetic roots occlude revelation
An untapped epistēmē, yet
Passionate fruit is grasped


Image credit: Mordecaï Moreh

Inspiration:
“The mind of the most rational among us may be compared to a stormy ocean of passionate convictions based on desire, upon which float perilously a few tiny boats carrying a cargo of scientifically tested beliefs.”

― Bertrand Russell, The Scientific Outlook

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