| Many people start out believing: |
Most people eventually learn than: |
| The earth is flat and the sun revolves around it. |
The earth is round and it revolves around the sun. |
| Santa Clause brings presents at Christmas time. |
Santa Clause is make believe. |
| You have to subtract the smaller number from the larger number. |
When you subtract a larger number from a smaller number, you get a negative number. |
| One divided by zero is one. |
Nothing can be divided by zero. |
| They are invincible. |
Everyone is mortal and will eventually die. |
| The United States leads in everything. |
The United States lags in an increasing number of things. |
