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This is my knowledge. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

My knowledge is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.

Without me, my knowledge is useless. Without my knowledge, I am useless. I must ensure my knowledge true. I must argue better than my opponent who is trying to delude me. I must convince him before he convinces me. I will…

My knowledge and I know that what counts in debate is not the number of words we say, the noise of our speech, nor the rhetoric we make. We know that it is the reasonings that count. We will reason…

My knowledge is human, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its facts, its sense, its relevance and its consequences. I will keep my knowledge true and ready, even as I am true and ready. We will become part of each other. We will…

Before The Knowledge, I swear this creed. My knowledge and I are the defenders of my comprehension. We are the masters of our opponents. We are the saviours of my comprehension.

So be it, until victory is science’s and there is no ignorance, but wisdom!

Adaptation from Riffle Man’s Creed.1

References

  1. Rifleman’s Creed, Wikipedia. Read 22.3.2019. ↩