What is Progress?

To All God's Children,


-->Why do we put so much value to learning math and science? This idea that science brings progress is the cause. Does it really? Does progress really come from advanced knowledge and abilities? When we level a forest to build roads and office buildings is that progress? When we invent cars that contribute to global warming is that progress? When we mass produce carcinogenic foods and use science to find a cure for the cancer we’re creating is that progress? No, there’s no such thing as progress. Draw value from other things in life because progress and success are an illusion. If anything, we should determine a child’s talent early on and nurture it instead of forcing them to learn things and feel stupid when they don’t understand them.

Peace be with you


Angels Book Series by D. C. Cowan 

Why study for an Exam?

How's it going God's Children,


--> What’s the point of holding a ton of knowledge in my mind if I’m going to just let it drop out eventually after the test? Besides everything I need to know is already in a book. I can easily just look it up on Wikipedia or in the Library if I need to find it. There is no such thing as smart because anyone can shove a bunch of knowledge in their mind and get an A in a class. It’s a mind over matter thing. If you think you’ll fail, according to self-fulfilling prophecies as described in psychology, then you will fail. It’s as simple as that. Such as the thing called stereotype threat when people who are stereotyped into believing that they have a certain low aptitude such as Black people and the SAT then they freeze up and their minds clog up and they perform worst than their White peers.

Peace


Angels Book Series by D. C. Cowan