[Serious] Literal and Not Literal

[Anomalocaris]

The inward knowledge is ultimately only of any value whatsoever if it enables the individual to better gain and leverage knowledge of the reality outside for his survival.

This is a very common viewpoint these days. It hasn't always been the case, and it is instructive to see what the alternatives are. 

"Leverage," and "instrumental," and "practical" and such words are aimed at control. Since science and capitalism have taken over our world, this is the approach we take -- our job is to leverage the world to our goals, to use everything for some practical end. Usefulness becomes a value for us, and things that aren't useful aren't valuable. 

The arts, philosophy, and religion are areas in which usefulness doesn't always mean quality. It is possible for things to be good in themselves, to be valued for merely what they are. 

And those fields may serve as a corrective when the instrumental view of the world goes too far. When we start treating other people as objects that only contribute to our own gain, capitalism can't tell us to stop, but art might. 

I think that inward knowledge is ultimately of great value in itself, especially when it doesn't enable me to use the world to my advantage.

Perhaps you can play with your inner knowledge and leave us to do adult things.