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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
"The basics" should be a priority and the definition of a light year should probably be one of them.
That being said, the reason some people don't know these things is that they are afraid to ask, for fear of looking dumb, or having the person who does know the answer snap at them for being so stupid.
It doesn't help.
Luckily though, when most adults with some amount of expertise in one particular field are asked a basic question by a "layman", they are happy to answer.
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Best post of the thread. I'm an Edu student at the U of A and a History major, and after taking a few Canadian History classes I cant believe how much I didnt know about our own history and why things are the way they are here in Canada, let alone the rest of the world. I think knowing history is a very important tool to help you understand other societies and gives you an understanding of how alot of cultures with different values than our own came to be the way they are today, so we may come to appreciate them more than many do now.
That said, I also understand not everybody is interested in this like I am, and although I think its important knowledge to have, I think people should learn about whatever field interests them, so we can all teach each other about such issues. I think important moments like the Quiet Revolution, the English/French split, the origins of Western Alienation, etc are very important when understanding relationships in our country today, but I'm not going to go on a rant and make someone feel stupid if they dont know the answer. I'm not saying this was the intended agenda by some in this thread, but it certainly came off that way. I find there to be alot of arrogance in the first couple pages of this thread.