Some random thoughts
I am almost illiterate insofar as the concepts of mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology are concerned. I have even not considered reading any guide for dummies to understand some elementary things about these concepts, though many times I have felt the need for this. The consequence is that whenever anyone uses these concepts to explain a practical situation to me, I have only two options – either believe that person fully and accept the explanation offered by him or reject his explanation completely and leave the problem unresolved. Usually, it is not the explanation offered by that person, which governs my decision to accept or reject. It is my faith in that person itself. If I trust that person, I accept his explanation in full; and vice versa. When I see people blindly following (or even refusing to hear) some religious preacher, politician, business leader, domain expert, investors, trader, etc., I fully appreciate their behaviour. It is primarily due to (i) total refusal ...