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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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You kinda have to believe in real magic to study science in-depth (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts

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I think this is the biggest problem I see in people trying to understand deeper fields of study, a concept is just too large or out of our perceived reality to even make sense without years of knowledge. I think people fall into the "woo woo" just because it's easier to not really know versus becoming a doctorate in a field of study who has slowly built that knowledge on the fundamental principles needed.

But either way, when you start, you just have to accept that something has a cause and effect. We can't see most fields, just have to accept they are there and interacting the proposed ways because of our tiny little sensors. Sometimes, we just have to say "ok" even if it boggles the mind.

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[–] AdamEatsAss 25 points 4 months ago (3 children)

You don't have to believe in anything to study science. That's because science doesn't care what you believe in, it is what it is.

[–] Today 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Attempting to learn about science is more effective if you believe that one wiki entry will not make you an expert, there will always be someone who knows more than you, facts shift, and the unknown is part of it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

But either way, when you start, you just have to accept that something has a cause and effect.

It is what it is, that's the point I was trying to get across. People get held up on the why or how which is impossible to know without further studying because it's not always intuitive to our perceived everyday experience.

You know I didn't really mean a "belief" right? Just the ability to let your mind sink in an experience or knowledge without first grasping the full concept "like 'magic'".

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Very wise and excellently articulated, AdamEatsAss.