There are Little Myths and Big Myths. Little Myths are untrue, but they only keep us from doing something that might otherwise be valuable. For example, until the 19th Century people thought tomatoes were poisonous because they are related to deadly nightshade. But the only bad thing this little myth caused was less-delicious salads and [...]
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Big Rocks Rock Chiliad
I am sure many of you have heard the story of the professor who brought out a large glass jar from under his desk and asked the class whether the jar was full. He then proceeded to successively put in big rocks, then pebbles, then sand and finally water. Prior to adding each one he [...]
