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Spider879
Just my take, rather than getting mad or upset with their lack of knowledge and ignorance, remind yourself that humanity for many millenia has known
very little of the details regarding the mechanics of, well, anything really. Edit: I now see you replied in this thread acknowledging that the
situation may have been better handled if you hadn't gotten upset. Kudos!
In this day and age, and I'm guilty of this too at times, we sometimes exhibit intellectual snobbery. I'd say it'll make you happiest in situations
lile this to simply recognize their lack of understanding, and help them learn if it seems appropriate.
I do find it a bit odd that some of these younger folks in an industrialized society, where basic knowledge of these processes and their mechanics are
fairly well known, seem to have missed the memo.
This thread also makes me think of some civilizations within humanity that are still very tribal such as amazon tribes, Australian aboriginals, areas
in Africa, etc. Many of them know only know so much of the more science based discoveries of the last millenium. Doesn't make them bad or stupid
though, does it? Nope.
However, many of these tribes and the ancients were well aware of celestial mechanics to a degree and some mathematics. So I guess from that take,
it's a little unnerving that some younger persons are unaware of these very old pieces of knowledge, while being keenly aware of social media and the
latest Facebook posts. Then again, I think it was only a select few of the ancients that were more aware and knowledgeable. The rest were mostly
social creatures I'd imagine, which would make sense as that would explain the constant usage of social media by some.
Oh well, at least you tried to help them understand more. You probably brightened at least one of them and that is special.
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