33. As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more complex and mysterious.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.
Our knowledge if the world as human beings is quite different from the knowledge that other species have. We are conscious being, not only are we able to perceive the environment around us but can also ask meaningful questions pertaining to the environment. This is what sets us apart from the rest of the life present on Earth. This curiosity about how things work is what has led humans to this path of development. Today, we know what are the laws that govern the motion of Earth and other astronomical bodies in space, why weather change, what cause calamities like floods, earthquakes and hurricanes, what causes diseases and many more. At first, all this may seem daunting, but this actually makes our life easier. I do not agree with the author's claim that as we acquire more knowledge, things become more complex.
Over the years humans have managed to garner such a rich reserve of knowledge that it is impossible for one person to understand every aspect of it. A solution to a problem in one domain may seem to be more intricate and complex than the question itself to a layperson. However, experts in that field may explain the same solution as simple and elegant. For example, understanding the coming up with an experiment to test the laws of quantum physics may seem an impossible task for a person not having the required background knowledge. However, the job of an experimental physicist is to do the exact same task.
It is true, that as we acquire more knowledge we tend to ask more questions on how the newly acquired knowledge fits in our set of previously sustained knowledge. And many a time these questions seem to be more difficult to answer than the one earlier. That is what creates an illusion of complexity and mysteriousness. However, the truth is that these seemingly difficult questions actually help us in understanding how nature works. For example, Newton raised the question on why apples fall towards earth which led to the development of the theory how gravity works. Today, our understanding of gravity has landed us on Moon and Mars.
Knowledge actually makes our life easier. It opens up new possibilities that we might not have known existed. Einstein's theory of relativity may make inter-galactic travel possible one day. It has also raised our standard of living by providing better healthcare. The knowledge of bacterias and viruses has made it possible to eradicate deadly diseases like smallpox and polio. These are just a few examples where knowledge has made our life simpler.
Thus, acquiring more knowledge does not make things more difficult. It might create an illusion of doing that but in reality knowledge actually makes our lives easier. It has liberated us from the drudgery of our daily life. Today, we can easily travel across continents with a day, we can stay connected to our friends and families no matter where we are, we have access to much better healthcare. All of this is possible only because of the knowledge we have collected over the centuries.
Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, but, first, however, if, may, so, thus, apart from, for example, it is true
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 17.0 19.5258426966 87% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 10.0 12.4196629213 81% => OK
Conjunction : 14.0 14.8657303371 94% => OK
Relative clauses : 13.0 11.3162921348 115% => OK
Pronoun: 56.0 33.0505617978 169% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 62.0 58.6224719101 106% => OK
Nominalization: 9.0 12.9106741573 70% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2516.0 2235.4752809 113% => OK
No of words: 515.0 442.535393258 116% => OK
Chars per words: 4.8854368932 5.05705443957 97% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.763781212 4.55969084622 104% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.70780162684 2.79657885939 97% => OK
Unique words: 247.0 215.323595506 115% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.479611650485 0.4932671777 97% => OK
syllable_count: 789.3 704.065955056 112% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.59117977528 94% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 18.0 6.24550561798 288% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 4.0 4.99550561798 80% => OK
Subordination: 0.0 3.10617977528 0% => More adverbial clause wanted.
Conjunction: 2.0 1.77640449438 113% => OK
Preposition: 2.0 4.38483146067 46% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 29.0 20.2370786517 143% => OK
Sentence length: 17.0 23.0359550562 74% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 42.3698679192 60.3974514979 70% => OK
Chars per sentence: 86.7586206897 118.986275619 73% => OK
Words per sentence: 17.7586206897 23.4991977007 76% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.13793103448 5.21951772744 60% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 7.80617977528 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 14.0 10.2758426966 136% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 3.0 5.13820224719 58% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 12.0 4.83258426966 248% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.173984308774 0.243740707755 71% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0505199252735 0.0831039109588 61% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0883264447572 0.0758088955206 117% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.101802540359 0.150359130593 68% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0506942910172 0.0667264976115 76% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 10.5 14.1392134831 74% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 62.68 48.8420337079 128% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 7.92365168539 39% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 8.7 12.1743820225 71% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 10.79 12.1639044944 89% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 7.61 8.38706741573 91% => OK
difficult_words: 102.0 100.480337079 102% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 11.0 11.8971910112 92% => OK
gunning_fog: 8.8 11.2143820225 78% => OK
text_standard: 11.0 11.7820224719 93% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 50.0 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.0 Out of 6
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