Why?
Why is probably the best question we can ask because it's quickly answered. If teachers would just explain why rather than telling how students would all be geniuses. A lot of times you can ask a teacher why and they wont have an explanation. But at least "I don't know" acknowledges that it's a good question. They can explain the what (the definition). And how as in: (How it works). How to use it. How to solve problems involving it but rarely do they cover "Why it is the case and all the little questions that pop up. Let me give an example. I have a question on my mind right now.
Why does light go through glass and not get reflected like with metal. I have a hypothesis and that is that the atoms are too close together in metal. It's not so much that they are too close together but that the angle of refraction is so extremely high. Take a diamond for example. Did you know that you can't actually see through a diamond? It's angle of refraction is so high that light ends up bouncing through it but the angles are so high that it ends up bouncing out the way it came. Basically it reflects all the light. That's how you can tell a real diamond. A fake diamond can get the same effect by coating the other side with silver or some highly reflective material turning it into a mirror. Now imagine a substance with such a high angle of refraction that the light simply bounces off the surface.
I did some more research but it's frustrating because they throw in all these interesting facts to hide the fact that they don't know. I'm sure there are people who know but if actual scientists don't really know and I can tell even the smart people in the world seem to struggle with it. If they don't know then no wonder there haven't been any real big breakthroughs in 100 years. The united states is capable of so much but our educational system is incredibly bad for some reason. Anyway always ask yourself why rather than what or how and don't let teachers off the hook. I mean don't just think "Why." Ask the teacher whenever you get a why question. Ask yourself why like in my case why does light travel through glass rather than bouncing off it. I found this one video of college professor seems to be really smart and he failed to explain it. He said that the light isn't able to be absorbed well he just explained reflection not transmisssion. Reflection works the same as transmission. Transmission causes light to pass through
Teachers teach How, What, Where,When, and meanwhile the students mind wanders because he wants to know Why. Why is so much easier to answer if you know the answer. It cuts to the chase. Even when they teach math in physics class. I mean it's good to know how to solve problems but they are just teaching how to solve a problem the student doesn't yet care about. They aren't teaching WHY an orange isn't translucent like a gummy bear. Why is glass clear and metal is not. Even then they will might give an answer but the student will again wonder if Glass is clear because it's not able to absorb the light then why isn't an apple clear red since an apple also doesn't absorb the red light. It's only red because it isn't able to absorb the red light So why doesn't the light it doesn't absorb pass through it? Even an "I don't know" is better than ignoring the question.
As for the Bible I'd say get rid of sermons altogether and only do Bible study. Do 30 minutes of Bible study followed by 30 minutes of discussing the Bible study in small groups with a group leader to keep the discussion from wandering. Go through the entire Bible in 6 years. 1 Chapter per Bible study. If you do a chapter a class at 4 classes a week you can get through the whole Bible in less than 6 years. The Bible is like a binge-worthy Netflix show like Walking Dead or Breaking Bad. It's got all the same elements you just have to pay attention and get yourself hooked on it.
Anyone who has attended church for more than 10 years faithfully should be as advanced in the Bible as any preacher and if he isn't then fire the preacher.
Why does light go through glass and not get reflected like with metal. I have a hypothesis and that is that the atoms are too close together in metal. It's not so much that they are too close together but that the angle of refraction is so extremely high. Take a diamond for example. Did you know that you can't actually see through a diamond? It's angle of refraction is so high that light ends up bouncing through it but the angles are so high that it ends up bouncing out the way it came. Basically it reflects all the light. That's how you can tell a real diamond. A fake diamond can get the same effect by coating the other side with silver or some highly reflective material turning it into a mirror. Now imagine a substance with such a high angle of refraction that the light simply bounces off the surface.
I did some more research but it's frustrating because they throw in all these interesting facts to hide the fact that they don't know. I'm sure there are people who know but if actual scientists don't really know and I can tell even the smart people in the world seem to struggle with it. If they don't know then no wonder there haven't been any real big breakthroughs in 100 years. The united states is capable of so much but our educational system is incredibly bad for some reason. Anyway always ask yourself why rather than what or how and don't let teachers off the hook. I mean don't just think "Why." Ask the teacher whenever you get a why question. Ask yourself why like in my case why does light travel through glass rather than bouncing off it. I found this one video of college professor seems to be really smart and he failed to explain it. He said that the light isn't able to be absorbed well he just explained reflection not transmisssion. Reflection works the same as transmission. Transmission causes light to pass through
Teachers teach How, What, Where,When, and meanwhile the students mind wanders because he wants to know Why. Why is so much easier to answer if you know the answer. It cuts to the chase. Even when they teach math in physics class. I mean it's good to know how to solve problems but they are just teaching how to solve a problem the student doesn't yet care about. They aren't teaching WHY an orange isn't translucent like a gummy bear. Why is glass clear and metal is not. Even then they will might give an answer but the student will again wonder if Glass is clear because it's not able to absorb the light then why isn't an apple clear red since an apple also doesn't absorb the red light. It's only red because it isn't able to absorb the red light So why doesn't the light it doesn't absorb pass through it? Even an "I don't know" is better than ignoring the question.
As for the Bible I'd say get rid of sermons altogether and only do Bible study. Do 30 minutes of Bible study followed by 30 minutes of discussing the Bible study in small groups with a group leader to keep the discussion from wandering. Go through the entire Bible in 6 years. 1 Chapter per Bible study. If you do a chapter a class at 4 classes a week you can get through the whole Bible in less than 6 years. The Bible is like a binge-worthy Netflix show like Walking Dead or Breaking Bad. It's got all the same elements you just have to pay attention and get yourself hooked on it.
Anyone who has attended church for more than 10 years faithfully should be as advanced in the Bible as any preacher and if he isn't then fire the preacher.
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