Is Thinking Outside the Box Overrated?

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In summary, the conversation is about a comic that accurately portrays the speaker's opinion on magazines like Scientific American. The speaker also shares a link to the comic. The conversation then shifts to a discussion about the LHC and black holes, with the speaker mentioning how most people respond when corrected or when their personal conjectures are shot down. The issue, according to the speaker, is that these people never learned the basics in the first place.
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I just found this comic which perfectly sums up my opinion about magazines like Scientific American and such. Just thought I'd share it: http://imgur.com/gallery/qy8jN
 
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I feel exactly the same way when my friend's cousin was trying to explain to us what the LHC does. He only knows about it from what he's heard on the news, so naturally that quickly turned into a discussion on black holes, which he also knows almost nothing about.
 
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Most people respond by telling you to think outside the box when you correct them or shoot down their own personal conjecture. The problem lies in that they never learned what's inside the box to being with!
 

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