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The Secret of Sharing Information

 

 

In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high

esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, " Do

you know what I just heard about your friend ? " " Hold on a minute, "

Socrates replied. " Before telling me anything, I'd like you to pass a

little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test. "

 

" Triple filter ? "

 

" That's right, " Socrates continued. " Before you talk to me about my

friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're

going to say. That's why I call it the Triple filter test.

 

The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you

are about to tell me is true ? "

 

" No, " the man said, " Actually I just heard about it and… " " All

right, " said Socrates. " So you don't really know if it's true or not.

Now let's try the second filter, the filter of goodness. Is what you are

about to tell me about my friend something good ? " " No, on the

contrary… " " So, " Socrates continued, " You want to tell me

something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. You may still

pass the test though, because there's one filter left : the filter of

usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be

useful to me? " " No, not really. " " Well, " concluded Socrates, " If

what you want to tell me is neither true nor good nor even useful, why

tell it to me at all ? "

 

 

 

 

 

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