Scientists Learn About The World In Three

We Fear Death So Profoundly, Not Because It Means The End Of Our Body, But Because It Means The End Of Our Consciousness - Better To Be A Spirit In Heaven Than A Zombie On Earth.

Philosophers And Psychologists Have Long Puzzled Over The Question Of How We Know As Much As We Do Despite Our Limited Experiences. One Way Is To See How Children Learn. Another Example Is Consciousness. The Concept Is Usually Explored By Armchair Academics. Looking At Kids Expands Our Conceptions Of Consciousness.

The Brain Is Highly Structured, But It Is Also Extremely Flexible. It's Not A Blank Slate, But It Isn't Written In Stone, Either.

I'm Culturally Jewish But, Like Most Scientists, An Atheist: I Don't Believe There's A God Or Supernatural World. Buddhism Offers Guidance On What To Do In A World Without God: It Opines That Truly Being Present In The World‚ Experiencing And Hanging Out With Your Loved Ones, Provides All The Significance You Could Want.

Teaching Is A Very Effective Way To Get Children To Learn Something Specific - This Tube Squeaks, Say, Or A Squish Then A Press Then A Pull Causes The Music To Play. But It Also Makes Children Less Likely To Discover Unexpected Information And To Draw Unexpected Conclusions.