Have you ever thought you were right about something (or knew something) because you were taught that by somebody who SHOULD have known -- but later in life you found out the way you learned it was wrong?
Did some instructor or other trusted individual teach you something about history, a scientific fact, a geological fact, a song lyric—that you trusted their authority on the topic enough that you went some time believing something that turned out to be false?
For instance, I was once taught that rubbing alcohol had no antiseptic qualities, that sterilizing with alcohol was a myth and was ineffective. I was taught a few dietary facts that were wrong. Other things we may have learned incorrectly were based on someone else’s habits, ways of doing things, superstition, or misinformation.
I’m not referring to matters of faith—just facts.
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