Stay Home and Read

As a researcher of esoteric events and stories, I have been taken down a long road of wild ideas, and bizarre theories about the way life, and the universe works. After meeting with, and reading the work of, many "knowledgeable" folks, I have realized something funny here. All of the people who have an idea, disagree with the next guy's idea almost every time. It seems some are compelled to come up with ideas and theories that are so far fetched, or, ridiculous, that to agree with other scientists is a virtual crime.

When we meet these folks, we are treated to a heaping helping of why their idea is correct, and why everyone else's is wrong. The majority of people, who have an idea about our world or universe, are mimicking it from the last guy who wrote his thoughts about the same subject, anyway. Then, after plagarizing another's mindwork, they claim the idea is their own!

Too many of these charletains and snake oil salesman are mixed in with the real intelligent and reasonable ones, to the point of wondering,"who is right?"
Well, let me tell you, after reading and interviewing numerous folks like this, I have found most are all lemmings following the same clues, over the same cliff. Rarely, is a person I meet or correspond with really aware of what is going on here on Earth.
When I meet one, I am dumbfounded as to their knack for explaining themselves, and how they are so comfortable with their belief. It is truly a fresh moment to meet someone who has even a small understanding of nature, and it's secrets, and one to remember for life.

Most researchers dont often share their words, and if they do, it's so encrypted with phrases and terminology that lead us in circles, that they might as well not be talking to us at all. The effort of the science establishment to divide themselves from the rest of us, has backfired on them though.
Now, as we realize and determine the facts about our world, the "scientists" jump on the bandwagon and claim they knew these things all along. The attempt to understand the truth,  just muddies the real meaning of the situation, when they transfer their learnings to words. Confusion ensues, and nobody learns anything, except to avoid these "scientists" like the plague. They like to throw words and terms around that make themselves look smarter than the rest of us, but it just makes them look like smug assholes.
So, the smug ones end up with like folks, and a group of idiots is formed, twisting and shredding all of the valid theories or ideas, that might have made it through, if it werent for their egoes getting in the way.
Any attempt to decipher some of these guys work is met with a blank stare, and they cant say anything intelligent until they read someone else's worksheets anyhow.

The point of this blog article is this:

If you are a smart guy, with lots of book knowledge, stay home and read.

If you are a scientist that has many degrees and accomplishments under your belt, keep it to yourself, unless you have something useful, and understandable, and stay home and read.

If you are a guy who likes to hear others ideas, and theories, but doesnt follow up on them, just stay home and read.

The scientific community is comprised of a lot of wise, and very intelligent men and women, and for them to exhibit one iota of care for your level of understanding of their work, seems a massively impossible task. "You will never be smart enough to get it, or you wont understand the terminology" they say.

At least that's what they want us to think.

The way a person writes his research notes will tell you a lot about his or her talent, and skills. The researcher who writes "the thing just blew up, and I dont know why" is probably not going to discover anything new, and should stay home and read.

The researcher who writes: The  effect of the capacitor is not unique in the pressure of the regular atmosphere, but it does show a tendency to spike at the end of the discharge cycle when under a vacuum." will go places, and learn a lot, due to his ability to actually do things with tools. He wont teach much to anyone but his peers, and definitely no one else will get it, either. He, as well, should stay home and read.

The researcher who writes: "Well, I found out something unique with the circuit, and testing has revealed that a capacitor does work in a vacuum, and better than we thought!" has taught you something, and not confused you for the rest of the day. You dont know any technical details about the test, but the thing you learned today, is crystal clear.

Halla-freakin-lluyah!

Capacitors work in a vacuum!

ok, Ok, what's a capacitor, i hear you ask, well, you shouldve...wait for it....
Should have stayed home and read.

This is the basis for all learning. We find that to confuse, either accidentally, or purposely, is the wall to knowledge. Not only does teaching at the wrong level for your student not teach at all, it causes a rejection of subsequent ideas from you for the forseeable future. This is why our schools are stagnant with their progress, and it is also due to the lack of absorbtion most students display. If we concentrate and group our technology students in levels like grades, we wont be able to teach the most difficult to understand things to anyone, before moving onto the next step, and sorry you dont get it Johnny, but you cant keep up, and that's too bad!

We have to be very insightful as to how we do this, but it is necessary.

Most teachers of any subject know that they cant possibly reach every kid, but a major realignment of our teaching doctrines is in dire need. To continue to graduate such a small percent of advanced math students(not ones who are smart enough already)is an abysmal horror, and if I had the chance when I was in school, I wish I had been able to center my thoughts in one place. But, I was too busy forgetting about Trigonometry, and was now learning how to play kickball in the yard.
The mind is a terrible thing, when wasted, and drugs take up the last few paragraphs here.
Some people like to trumpet how they are more creative on pot or alchohol, but let me tell you from experience. I doubled my knowledge and retention when I stopped smoking pot, and the few drinks I have now and then, only remind me of the damage I did to my mind for years. Since "cleaning up" I have learned so much more about every phase of my interests that I think I might explode soon!
The path to learning may be frought with pompous assholes, and know it alls from hell, but if we find the right balance, and the right teachers, we will succeed to no end. It's all up to the keepers of the knowledge now, though, to present the amazing things they find, with clarity, and a light hand on the "word throttle", so we can simplify the facts of our world, and understand it's wonderful ways.

I dont think the Earth cares much for some of the words, names, and phrases we've come up with for the amazing things it does, and it would like a do over, please.

Whodunnit?