Comment by yters

5 years ago

I remember in high school learning electrons were balls. Then, later I learn they are actually fields. Was I lied to?

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agustif  5 years ago

Yes, but only in an educative and reductionist way, in order to help your brain being able to grasp an idea, by introducing a simplified model of it before jumping into the details...

  • kube-system  5 years ago

    I wouldn't expect toddlers to fully grasp the dangers of the sea either, and it seems that the Inuit's "sea monster" serves equally as a simplified model -- just simplified further for a younger mind.

james_s_tayler  5 years ago

It's a phenomenon known as a "lie to children". Each level of academia produces a wrong but convenient model which is then subsequently replaced with a slightly less and slightly less convenient model.