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Though I had never had big problems with natural science (in school especially).

 

And literature as pastime (alongside music, obviously...)

 

Still, I don't get what this topic has in common with Prog...

 

I beg to differ. Sadly History tend to interprete facts in line with political course. As soon as this course changes, those so called "facts" suddenly start to mean something completely different till the next change of course. In my honest opinion History is written under control of politics by people hired and paid for by political institutions. In some cases History plays the role of very well used but modestly paid prostitute. This concerns modern history. As to the ancient one, even Chronology which is now in use (Scalliger's Chronology) might well be proven wrong, and if same happens - all the "facts" taken in completely different chronology will obviously mean completely different course of events.

 

History for me can be interesting and useful reading, and I understand people who are in love with this subject, but to call it "all facts" means not only serious deviation from the truth, but also blind acceptance of such deviation.

 

 

 

Of course the sccuracy of history depends on who/what writes it down, but what I meant is that it's (especially for the US since its such a new country) got a starting point and and ending point (current events at any given time) and it's all contained, whether true or not, within that time period. Math and science are ever-changing in a way history isn't.