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CMv: Lack of basic scientific knowledge is more socially acceptable than the lack of general geopolitical knowledge

I personally think that knowledge is great and if one chooses to aquire as much as possible of it has my full respect. Now obviously knowledge is very broad and it's common for people to specialise in something. Whether it's a university degree, or personal choice of what to read about we all to some extend are better at some things than the others. And that's all great, all power and love to everyone and my honest respect to those with interests. I myself graduated with physics degree but my family is very much into humanities. nothing wrong with that of course, but I have noticed a trend where there is a different approach to people who will mess up an important date or an event and those who confuse basic physical laws. Maybe that's just my experience, but I do feel like it's very acceptable to not understand what a straight line equation is all about, but not knowing the exact date of when the first warld war started is a faux pas. Now as I said, I think it's great to strive for understanding in any discipline and I also try to have my basic historical/political facts straight, but I do feel like there's a sort of understanding that science isn't involved in the 'general knowledge' category.
gpt
If you forget a date in history, it's laughed off quickly. No one thinks you're incompetent. But if someone figures out you're an anti-vaxxer, flat earther, or don't understand some basic scientific concept, it calls into question your overall competence. It's far less socially acceptable, but there's a greater tolerance before reaching that point.