The tools that we use both illuminate and limit our understanding

It is easy to appreciate how a tool increases our ability to see more and understand things better. But we frequently fail to realize that the same tool is also the reason we cannot see further or clearer still. A telescope enables us to see further into the universe than we otherwise could, yet it is also the reason we cannot see further still—it is both the reason for seeing further and the limitation on our ability to see.

#cognition

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• Scouts frequently update their maps