1) Many people act based on the (explicit or implicit) assumption that all knowledge is written down *somewhere* 2) I believe that assumption is very false Tweeting this because it's an example of a philosophical debate that has a ton of practical consequences.
"As was natural, this inordinate hope was followed by an excessive depression. The certitude that some shelf in some hexagon held precious books and that these precious books were inaccessible, seemed almost intolerable."