Types of Knowledge

Saw the movie Lucy and it generated the notion that there are two types of knowledge:

• Manifested knowledge - examples of this are how cells work. The way cells process dna, rna, make proteins, allows certain particles in through the cell membrane, keep others out, ....
• Conceptual knowledge - our disciplines of study like physics, biology, chemistry, ... are models of how we think things work. We can use these models more or less effectively.

This thought stream then led to the notion that it is really a spectrum and the key element is time - manifested knowledge seems to have no knowledge of future - just has built in certain patterns and processes. Conceptual knowledge at the other end of the sprectrum has a notion of how things work, how they could work, and how they will work.