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MyNameIsNonYaBizniz t1_iqqssnd wrote

Reply to comment by tpx187 in Utopia”: meaning ‘no place’; from Greek: οὐ (not’) and τόπος (‘place’) by Sphaerocypraea

"The tau that is knowable is not the eternal tau" - Lao Tzu.

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gdmzhlzhiv t1_iqr4z0n wrote

Lao Tzu already dropping mad facts about the circle constant.

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RPG_are_my_initials t1_iqreheb wrote

The first verse is actually the dao that can be spoken of, or the dao that can be written, or described, or other variations like that. The point is that it cannot be precisely expressed. That's different than inability to know or understand it.

By the way I'm not sure if you made a typo or you're making a Greek pun, but the old form of the word in english is tao not tau.

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MyNameIsNonYaBizniz t1_iqrxiwz wrote

You are very picky, go away you. lol

it means perfect knowledge is never perfect, always seek more knowledge, perfection is impossible. That's all we need to understand.

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iiioiia t1_ir1stcz wrote

> it means perfect knowledge is never perfect, always seek more knowledge, perfection is impossible.

Are you describing The Tao, or something else?

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