Slashdot is powered by your submissions, so send in your scoop

 



Forgot your password?
typodupeerror

Comment Re:People that are otherwise rational (Score 3, Insightful) 121

> is you can stop believing in it Believing in what? Science is not something to have faith in. It doesn't lead to truth. Science is a method for making sense of the universe - that's it. There is no step in the method that says "you can believe this is true" nor "this is settled." Science pursues truth - but the pursuit is never ending. 2+2 is 4. That's not science - that's math. You can put your faith in math - math is truth.

Comment Re:It's not about the parents (Score 1) 94

It is about the parents. Involved parents started their kids reading early. They taught them to be curious and unafraid. They supported them through good times and bad. Private, generally Catholic schools in the US have consistently produced much better results than public schools, without the same level of funding. The teachers usually want to be there, and the parents are involved - they made the investment to send their kids there instead of the free option. It is the parents. It always is - everywhere.

Slashdot Top Deals

Pause for storage relocation.

Working...