The Recurring Problem with Understanding Science

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

3. I also think the huge problem with reading the Bible,

and especially if it's pretty much the only thing you ever read, is that it is a short attention span work. Somewhat like Sesame Street, which I blame for fixing a short attention span in the people who have grown up on it.

Back to the Bible. There is no sustained narrative to speak of. People proudly memorize Bible verses, lots of them, but even the longest one is all of 90 words. At least that's what Google tells me.

To understand science you have to be able to pay attention to stuff that's a lot longer and usually a lot more complex than even a 90 word Bible verse. Too many people aren't capable of that kind of attention, that kind of working through complex ideas.