Educated People
Today’s quote is by Richard Feynman. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965 for his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics.
Known for his mischievous nature, Feynman became an expert safe cracker while at Los Alamos, often cracking the safes containing top-secret nuclear research documents!
The problem is not people being uneducated. The problem is that people are educated just enough to believe what they have been taught, mas não são educadas o suficiente para questionarem o que lhes foi ensinado.but not educated enough to question what they have been taught.
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The Plus version of this story
O problema não é o facto de as pessoas não serem educadas. O problema é que as pessoas são educadas apenas o suficiente para acreditarem no que lhes foi ensinado, mas não são educadas o suficiente para questionarem o que lhes foi ensinado.The problem is not people being uneducated. The problem is that people are educated just enough to believe what they have been taught, but not educated enough to question what they have been taught.
✨ Today's vocabulary
🤔 Problema [masc. noun]: Problem🔬 Facto [masc. noun]: Fact🎓 Educada [fem. adjective]: Educated📏 Suficiente: Enough🙏 Acreditar: To believe👨🏫 Ensinar: To teach❓ Questionar: To question
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