Is Knowledge Power?

The other night Jeremy and I were camping and we heard a loud yowling call every few minutes. It sounded like nothing either of us had ever heard but it also sounded cat-like. It was a bit disconcerting... aka creepy. We just wished we knew what it was.

The next day with the help of youtube we discovered it was probably a fox yowl. If we had known it was a fox in the middle of the night I think we would have both been a lot more comfortable.

It was interesting because earlier that day we had been talking about how knowing more about something can make something less scary. As well as how learning more about something can make you appreciate it more (I'm sure I've blogged about that before but I can't find it now).

On the flip side we also talked about how sometimes more knowledge brings more anxiety.... because you know better what you are getting into. In some situations the same information can make one person less scared and another person more so.

So when does knowledge make you powerful and when does it cripple you?