The problem with things that "everyone knows" is they are often hyper simplified abstractions that form useful models but are not appropriate to discussions of

The problem with things that "everyone knows" is they are often hyper simplified abstractions that form useful models but are not appropriate to discussions of anything specific or for shaping policy. Everyone "knows" Pluto is farther than Neptune (except when it isn't[0]), traits are passed via dna (except when they aren't[1]), sex matches with gender (except it doesn't[2]). Sure the earth was warmer in the past, it was also colder, it was also a molten hellscape. Trying to relate a grade schooler's understanding of geologic time to specific climate models seems to be far more intellectually lazy than asking for a source so people can put your very vague claims into context. [0]https://curiosity.com/topics/pluto-and-neptune-swap-places-every-248-years-curiosity/ https://curiosity.com/topics/pluto-and-neptune-swap-places-e... [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_and_gender_distinction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_and_gender_distinction