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It really bothers me that people living in 1911 (and even before that) understand more about the physics than I do. Gosh, I am dummy.

• sukilot 12y ago
  Why? Huge amounts of knowledge areost whenever someone dies. This is always going to hold back human progress.
  • sixwings 12y ago
    Yeah but nowadays, the internet remembers everything. This is why scientists should blog often.
  • Retra 12y ago
    In some ways, that is true. But I'd argue the main reason things like nationalism, racism, and other bigotry dies away is because those who support those ideas can't pass them on before they die. So it's not all bad.
  • schuke 12y ago
    To quote Max Planck: A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.
• grayclhn 12y ago
  Do you spend time actively studying Physics, or do you just expect to be gifted with this knowledge?
  • bnegreve 12y ago
    But you could expect from your high school education that it teaches you scientific facts established over 100 years ago. At least that's how I interpret Vinhboy's comment.
    • vinhboy 12y ago
      yup.