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It is not the sum-total of human knowledge surely. But that it is part of that knowledge is not a controversial statement in my opinion.



I didn't say it's the sum total anywhere nor did I imply that in any way. I also didn't say it doesn't represent some aspect of human knowledge.

In set notation, what I am saying in above comments is

    ({data} ∪ {knowledge}) \ ({data} ∩ {knowledge}) ≠ ∅
while you are simply assuming (without a good reason) that I am saying

    {data} ∩ {knowledge} = ∅
If you look up the chain with the example of singing a Queen song, maybe that will help you better understand the angle that that commenter and I share about the differences between data and knowledge.




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