Nigeria, April 15 -- In an age where typing a few words into a search bar seems more efficient than asking another human being a question, we're faced with a peculiar dilemma: has Google become the new oracle? The mindset that we no longer need to ask-because all answers supposedly lie at our fingertips-feels modern, yet strangely archaic. It raises an important question: if we can learn anything online, why do we still go to school, chase certificates, or respect professionals? What happens to the value of expertise when a search engine is seen as its substitute?

It's tempting to think Google knows it all. But I argue-passionately-that it doesn't, and can't.

I once wrote, "Even though information is readily available at the click of a ...