[uvictor]

yes, then there are people like me trolling those idiots. I was surprised how many undergrad's can't answer some tricky scientific questions. I think it's because they are taught to remember facts but many fail to understand the underlying logic in them.

[JoeAltmaier]

Yes Feynman wrote of teaching science to college students (in Brasil?). They could parrot back the textbook, but not recognize the phenomena of light polarization described immediately after reading its description

[fredoliveira]

> yes, then there are people like me trolling those idiots.

Perhaps not the best way to approach the issue, is it? Teach them. Help them by reasoning with them. But trolling people who are already convinced of an entirely unscientific view of the world, isn't it.

[ncmncm]

Once you have asked enough people what stars are, and if they are closer than the moon, you will become disappointed with the state of local education, and lose enthusiasm for this sort of activity.