Your ability of rational reasoning at a very young age

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20 Aug 2025, 2:15 pm

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I knew that other children are usually not interested in astronomy when I was in preschool age, maybe 4 - 5 years old and I remember saying about it to a sibling of one of my parents. Even in preschool age I knew that other people do not think in the same way as I and that other people do not have the same interests as me.

I did silly or even very stupid things as a child or young teenager many times, I did not heard or read LITERALLY that these things are evil or bad despite something inside said that they are forbidden and not good, but I did not heard or read that they are sinful, evil or bad so I did them many times :( I did not have CLEAR instructions, CLEAR texts banning them.

I probably remember that I chewed old chewing gum which I found on the ground (and which was probably earlier chewed by someone other than me) when I was about 4 years old, I might think about potential risks associated with chewing it but I did it despite the risk (and I rather was conscious of that risk or not).


Ooh I was crazy for astronomy. Still am. :D I remember reading every astronomy journal in a science library as a kid. Eventually the librarian told me I can take even the current issue home to read. I thought that wasn't allowed because every current magazine must stay in the library. She told me I was the only one who ever read them so it's OK. :D


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20 Aug 2025, 4:27 pm

I can definitely relate. I wasn't really rebellious growing up either, I had seen the consequences of my older siblings actions and rationalized that that wasn't what I wanted. I didn't do things my peers did in school because I didn't want to suffer the consequences. And I couldn't understand why they couldn't just not misbehave or not rebel if they didn't want to get into trouble. Granted, I was made fun of for it, but in the long run I don't have any regrets.


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