As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more complex and mysterious.Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take

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As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more complex and mysterious.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

It is the claim that as we delve deeper into the well of knowledge in a particular direction, things, once seemingly comprehensible appear more mysterious and complex. As we unravel the underlying principles of a subject at hand, we discover the several layers it holds and the term 'ignorance is bliss' is taken more seriously. I agree with the above claim to a certain extent. it applies to few domains in life but not all.

First, taking the science of the human body in consideration. In earlier times, people had rudimentary knowledge about the functions and ailments of the human mind and body. As science has progressed, the knowledge being amassed is vast. Although the human mind has still baffled the scientists. there are still several basic questions to be answered as 'why do people cry?' which have no simple explanation. there are new diseases propping up by the minute, medical anomalies have filled the medical journals, the origin and growth of cancer cells are matters still researched upon. Therefore, as biological science has progressed , the knowledge of biology has transformed the once simple notion of the human body to a much complicated mass.

Similarly, in the early times, space exploration was an unthinkable phenomenon. scientists such as Galileo could not fathom the exploration of different plants in the solar system or the presence of other galaxies. Yet, as we have required much knowledge about the origin of the universe and have made successful space explorations, one might think that scientists have the answer to every phenomenon in the universe. but we are wrong. The knowledge of physics has led to the development of new species like antimatter which has led to the vision of the world to be more complex than it was thought to be.

However, in domains such as the art of cooking and sports, the more knowledge one acquires about it, the better it is at that particular field. A great cook who knows all the ingredients and recipes is bound to find culinary complexities as trivial. Similarly, a professional sportsman who knows all the tricks of the sports and has a thorough knowledge of the game will find it easier to excel in its game. Also, the study of palaeontology has unravelled the mysteries of the existence of dinosaurs which was once believed to be a myth and now is a well known fact. More study of the subject has led to a simpler understanding of the life and habits of the species.

Therefore, I would like to conclude by stating that the claim that more knowledge makes thing more incomprehensible is true in the case of certain fields of science. Howeevr, this claim cannot be extended to all domains of study.

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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, however, if, similarly, so, still, therefore, well, such as

Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments

Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 21.0 19.5258426966 108% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 5.0 12.4196629213 40% => OK
Conjunction : 14.0 14.8657303371 94% => OK
Relative clauses : 10.0 11.3162921348 88% => OK
Pronoun: 21.0 33.0505617978 64% => OK
Preposition: 64.0 58.6224719101 109% => OK
Nominalization: 13.0 12.9106741573 101% => OK

Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 2235.0 2235.4752809 100% => OK
No of words: 457.0 442.535393258 103% => OK
Chars per words: 4.89059080963 5.05705443957 97% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.62358717085 4.55969084622 101% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.83435465204 2.79657885939 101% => OK
Unique words: 230.0 215.323595506 107% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.503282275711 0.4932671777 102% => OK
syllable_count: 694.8 704.065955056 99% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.59117977528 94% => OK

A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 6.0 6.24550561798 96% => OK
Article: 9.0 4.99550561798 180% => OK
Subordination: 5.0 3.10617977528 161% => OK
Conjunction: 1.0 1.77640449438 56% => OK
Preposition: 3.0 4.38483146067 68% => OK

Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 24.0 20.2370786517 119% => OK
Sentence length: 19.0 23.0359550562 82% => The Avg. Sentence Length is relatively short.
Sentence length SD: 53.0267064527 60.3974514979 88% => OK
Chars per sentence: 93.125 118.986275619 78% => OK
Words per sentence: 19.0416666667 23.4991977007 81% => OK
Discourse Markers: 3.20833333333 5.21951772744 61% => OK
Paragraphs: 5.0 4.97078651685 101% => OK
Language errors: 10.0 7.80617977528 128% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 11.0 10.2758426966 107% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 5.0 5.13820224719 97% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 8.0 4.83258426966 166% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?

Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.150186669548 0.243740707755 62% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0408404578537 0.0831039109588 49% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0446679434914 0.0758088955206 59% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0897213529676 0.150359130593 60% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0415721257309 0.0667264976115 62% => OK

Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 11.1 14.1392134831 79% => Automated_readability_index is low.
flesch_reading_ease: 60.65 48.8420337079 124% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.92365168539 111% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 9.5 12.1743820225 78% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.08 12.1639044944 91% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.21 8.38706741573 98% => OK
difficult_words: 105.0 100.480337079 104% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.0 11.8971910112 67% => OK
gunning_fog: 9.6 11.2143820225 86% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.7820224719 85% => OK
What are above readability scores?

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Rates: 58.33 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 3.5 Out of 6
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