You did not know this the same way you don’t know there really isn’t a “God”, as a child you just accept because children generally think their parents/adults know everything. As you get older, you learn how to determine what is knowledge and what is nonsense.

Ken

Really dig this: “It has taken me six years to rewire my teaching to approach new knowledge as the solution to the limitations of what we used to know, rather than as an entry on a list of standards or “what we’re learning today.”

I would venture to guess that you knew the seasonal cycle, and thought Brad’s mom was talking about something other than the normal seasonal change.

Had your church group been studying the Book of Revelation, perchance?

Similarly, students of the game Go must unlearn previous tactics and strategies in order to progress. In many cases this unlearning is very explicit – “6 months ago I told you to play here – now that you’ve progressed you must forget that move and play in a new place”.

Reminded me of this:

http://blogs.wnyc.org/radiolab/2009/01/13/parabolas/