The author explains cynically the ease of acquiring knowledge and makes a distinction between knowledge and knowingness. He proceeds to state how it has no value as compared to actual experience He counters the view of the first paragraph in the second one by mentioning less fortunate people's point of view Option (4) is the correct summation of the points of cynicism and those points which are later disputed by the less fortunate The other options are either too narrow or too broad to be the summary of this passage