Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world. It requires profound purpose larger than the self kind of understanding.
— Plato, The Republic (via fyp-philosophy)
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Approximately 90% of any iceberg is below the surface, making iceberg flips a rare occurrence. These photos were taken by the the U.S. Antarctic Program in Iceberg Alley, a region in the western Weddell Sea. Large old icebergs contain centuries of windblown sediment and minerals, visible as layers when they roll over as seen in the photo
Photo credit: Ethan Norris
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