Library Lilliputian

Being in a library reminds me of how little I know. In a library, such as the ones found at large universities, I may have read one book for every 100,000 books housed there. I would say that is a very generous percentage for myself. The funny thing is that I think that I know a lot of stuff. But how can I know very much when it would take me two or three lifetimes to read all the volumes at one library?

Now, I am an educated guy with one degree under my belt and another in the works, but I am humbled to know that I will always know so little. Moreover, what I do know I mostly learned from others who know very little. How many books would a prolific author publish? How many subject matters could he cover in depth?

For many published works there are countless interpretations comprising volumes upon volumes of books. Just look at the Christian bookstores. A store of books devoted to one book. How many books have been written about Darwin (who probably knew very little) or expounding on his hypothesis of the origins of man. Science is now dedicated to prove this one man's works. Is it just me or does all this seem rather pointless? So what if creation or evolution is right! How much can it possibly mean to be right about so little?

The point here is that though many people think they know much, they actually know a miniscule amount of information. This is more disturbing when I remember what mama told me--"don't believe everything you read!"