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This article discusses Neil deGrasse Tyson, and his input on how the rise of people who believe the Earth is flat is due to a free speech and a failing education system. He believes that people need to be taught how to believe things by looking at evidence and regarding the information. Otherwise, people would run around believing everything, and that is not something that benefits society, as people have become too open minded to the point where they believe anything without ample evidence.
To some people, this stance would be offensive, as it questions their faith about things. But when it comes to faith versus science with actual evidence, facts, and repeatable experiments, it just makes more sense to accept truth rather than live a lie. I don't like being lied to, and when people refuse to tell me things, it forces me to be naive and be dumb and innocent. In a way, I was raised in that matter, and found myself getting hurt because I didn't know how to believe things without actually looking at the facts. It's much easier to teach children when they are younger, but the system right now shows that being doubtful is negative, and that people must be always open minded and accepting of everything.
Despite this kind of thought being harmful to young minds, it is constantly being told to younger people, only to be faced with harsh facts and truths and be kind of traumatized with inevitable. It's something people don't think about. It's a battle between current safety and comfort, versus long term effects and issues. I'd rather take the truth and being taught how to make up our own opinions rather than believe everything that is shot at me.
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