I read the Demon Haunted World by mistake a long time ago and it really challenged my belief system at the time. But then little by little it won me over. Not

I read the Demon Haunted World by mistake a long time ago and it really challenged my belief system at the time. But then little by little it won me over. Not without damage in the form of missed education opportunities, I managed to overcome a lot of the bullshit magical thinking that had managed to cloud my thoughts in my teens and early 20s. It's interesting to me, just today I've been respectfully challenging a friend for their belief in some or other Covid conspiracy. After some introspection, I realised that the ire this raised in me and which I was directing at my friend, was actually anger at my young self for the years "lost" in the form of education not pursued. What a day.