Nearly all the wisdom we posses, that is to say, true and sound wisdom, consists of two parts: the knowledge of God and of ourselves.  
— John Calvin — Institutes of the Christian Religion

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
— J.R.R. Tolkien — The Hobbit 

Call me Ishmael.
— Herman Melville — Moby Dick 

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
— The Bible 

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
— Jane Austin — Pride and Prejudice 

Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.
— Douglas Adams — The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 

Failing to think of a suitable introduction to my first post on my first blog, I have sampled from literature. Which brings us to the subject of the post. Knowledge is primarily personal. What we know about others comes from revelation of them, either by themselves or one who knows them (though this not always by the intent of the revealer). On the internet, this is even more so, as people adopt personae which correspond to their real-world presence to varying degrees. 

Likewise, God (who cannot unintentionally reveal himself) can only be known by his revelation. In creation (an unnecessary act) he revealed himself. But we are no longer in communion with God or nature; how do we know we see God rightly in creation?How can we trust our senses and reasoning? Are we akin to bleary-eyed men who if a beautiful book were cast in front of us could not read even two words? Where do we get glasses to see, &c.? 

More anon, I have to interact with the real world.