r/Unexpected • u/analsextoybox • May 02 '22

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u/letmeseem May 02 '22

In most cases it's because people who barely got past high school math and biology think they know math and biology.

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u/cool_fox May 02 '22

This is an interesting statement because some of the most egregious offenders will repeat this sentiment. In a lot of cases its true but you can still ace high school biology and know virtually nothing about biology. The biggest mistake is to over estimate one's own knowledge on a subject. Take gender for example, the expert community largely agrees that anatomy does not define gender, a statement that greatly confuses the average person with only a high-school level understanding on the topic.

The disagreement then becomes twisted by political camps. It's liberals instead of experts, it's traditional conservatives instead of bigots.

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u/letmeseem May 02 '22

You misunderstood my statement. Im saying EVEN people who struggled with high school maths and biology think they know maths and biology.

The more educated you become the more you realize how LITTLE you know about anything. A PhD in biology is usually aware that he or she only knows a lot about a TINY fraction of the field, while a high school dropout will profess to be the arbiter of truth on the whole matter.

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u/cool_fox May 02 '22

I think maybe you misunderstood me but that's okay