Believe me, we must LEARN how to read and most people, even with a university diploma dont know how to read critically...
Then saying what you just said with sarcasm illustrate my point ... Most people are unable to read critically confronting what is wrttten with a larger context...
The context implicate history and a larger cultural perspective and also philosophy or other related or not so related fields most of the times and this about any question in ANY FIELD ...
Why?
Because we must not only analyse a text critically but to do so read it in a historical, cultural and objective LARGER context...
i dont think that this is well taught anymore in most college in North america ..
People are taught to be specialists who know everything about nothing... Passive consumers and passive slaves workers... We see it in the last three years... I will stop here..
I just discussed for ONE WEEK here with an engineer in audio who was unable to figure out the link between hearing theory and electrical measures.. He confused his toys with science.. and i am by no way a specialist in audio myself , i only learned how to read...
Then i know how and when to believe what i read... I am not always right but i CAN VERIFY...
And, I believe everything I read.