I honestly used to believe the world used to be black and white. That there were no colors and at some point in time someone invented a color machine which gave everything color. Or something happened which turned the world into color. I didn't think much about how exactly, I just believed it because there was no other explanation.
When I was around 14 and yet another history theme was introduced which didn't involve the transition from black-white to color, I stood up in class and asked out loud "Why are we never being taught about the pre-color era and the transition into color? It is not in any history book we've had, yet at some point in time, pictures have color in them.". It is not that I wanted to know what happened, just why we weren't being told. Like it is some sort taboo.
It was silent for a few seconds and then everyone turned into laughter. It took me around 14 years to finally learn about how it had nothing to do with some magic event but with the evolution of cameras. I felt so stupid and was ridiculed for it during the rest of high school.
So yeah, some beliefs are simply due to non-existing knowledge about the facts. Ever since, I have double checked my belief system before I stood up and made some wild statement.
When I was around 14 and yet another history theme was introduced which didn't involve the transition from black-white to color, I stood up in class and asked out loud "Why are we never being taught about the pre-color era and the transition into color? It is not in any history book we've had, yet at some point in time, pictures have color in them.". It is not that I wanted to know what happened, just why we weren't being told. Like it is some sort taboo.
It was silent for a few seconds and then everyone turned into laughter. It took me around 14 years to finally learn about how it had nothing to do with some magic event but with the evolution of cameras. I felt so stupid and was ridiculed for it during the rest of high school.
So yeah, some beliefs are simply due to non-existing knowledge about the facts. Ever since, I have double checked my belief system before I stood up and made some wild statement.