> Because I was taught at a young age to assume everyone is fallible and question assumptions It is generally a good idea to have some familiarity (or better s

> Because I was taught at a young age to assume everyone is fallible and question assumptions It is generally a good idea to have some familiarity (or better still, expertise) with a topic and knowing what the actual assumptions are before questioning them. I was very surprised that you had that kind of expertise in high school. For eg, did you know about the electromagnetic field theory and Maxwell's introduction/invention of displacement current in high school? Or reimannian geometry?