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Originally Posted by patilsaurabhr
Knowledge is collection of integrated and organized facts, ideas and beliefs acquired through experience gained by a person's senses which allows the possessor to use it to improve his life experience.
I made that definition. So, fiction is also knowledge if it teaches you experiences in different scenarios, BUT gain speed is very slow → non efficient path to gain knowledge.
That's why textbooks are designed, so that they can be utilized to gain knowledge in an organized manner and with completeness.
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I like your definition of knowledge. I do not, however, agree with your argument that fiction is a less efficient method of conveying knowledge than a textbook. Many people learn and retain information better when it is conveyed as part of a meaningful narrative. A story can sear images and metaphors in your mind that can make knowledge unforgettable. The narrative gives makes the knowledgeable meaningful to the mind; it shows how the knowledgeable is consequential, how the knowledge can potentially effect real events and real change. For some people textbooks convey information better, but I do not think that is true for a lot of people. In other words, I think most people learn better through stories than they do through more directly informative means. This is especially true for people who think in terms of thinks, people, and events, rather in abstract terms like definitions, ideas, and concepts.