To Be A Philomath

"What is a philomath?"

According to a great invention known as the internet, which enables knowledge and facts, such as definitions, to be displayed at the touch of a button, one can define a philomath as:

Philomath (noun, archaic):

1. A lover of learning.
2. A scholar.
3. A person who enjoys learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge.

Origins:
Ancient Greek, "philos" (loving), "mathe" (learning).

It may also be used nowadays to describe an astrologer or predictor, however, in this case, the archaic definition applies.

In the modern world, there are most certainly an infinite amount of ways in which one can acquire knowledge. Books are one way, the internet another. Acquiring information is quite easy, but making use of that knowledge in a positive way is what will always make a difference. With so much information at our fingertips, we should all love learning about the weird and wonderful world we live in, particularly because there is so much we could learn about. If you fancy yourself a fellow polymath, do continue learning, because without learning there would be no progress, and without progress, we'd still be living in caves.

So here's to philomathy and the vast, infinite world of knowledge.