Literature 'Did Shakespeare write all those plays?" Well the common theory holds yes, but there is plenty of evidence to suggest he merely borrowed other works, polished up a few old scripts, Or maybe let others with good works use his name. Or some combination of all the above.
Science even. 'How does centrifugal force work', well technically it isn't a force. So it doesn't do any work. and don't get me started on levers.
Essentially the only subject I feel confident in, is Math.
XKCD says it quite well
Yep only math teachers can impart truth that will last for generations. 2 +2 = 4 today, tomorrow, next week, and regardless of what political power writes the history books. (don't bother linking to the Wiki on 2+2 = 5, it isn't the same thing, and 1+1 does not equal 1 shown here and there is a whole pile of other weird math 'proofs' shown on wiki along with why they are not real.)
Good grief that is a lot of babble just to get around to saying I like math because it is unchanging, and simple really. I never need to worry I am teaching my kids wrong.
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