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Originally Posted by Robh
It's easier to paint fantasy than attempt to understand reality. In fact, for some strange reason, the more absurd the claims the greater the zeal of its followers.
There's a reason so many people are scientifically illiterate. They just don't take the time to read. Running an entertainment system is enough science for them.
As for our impressionable young ... TV, cinema, concerts, celebrities, computer games, shopping, sport and mobile phones. It's all just so time consuming! Who's got time for science?
Learning used to be its own reward. Like wow, I get it!
Nowadays, everything has to have an entertainment or utilitarian aspect e.g. will this make me money?
Regards, Rob.
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That's exactly right, Rob. The madder the idea, the more zealous and evangelistic its followers are. It's the old religious impulse at work
Not only do they not take any time to read, many of them are functionally illiterate in any case. I've seen students at uni that can't read anything beyond 1 or 2 syllables. At least that's the impression they give. The standard of reading and writing in society in the last 30 or so years has gone down so far it's deplorable. As you mentioned, it's just a click, click, click world with attention spans lasting all of 10 seconds and even there some can't last that long.