Comments by "christine paris" (@christineparis5607) on "Why You're Not Allowed Inside the Catacombs Beneath Paris" video.

  1.  rvidal0001  For those that are not familiar with it, "phile" is from Latin, meaning, "loved" or "dear", or something you are enthusiastic about. Many times used with proper names to indicate a relative or someone with a special bond. Most people are only familiar with it being used in the word, "pedophile", so they think it is derogatory only. Since most educational institutions don't teach Latin anymore, most people aren't used to the common roots of their languages...
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  2. That is the cutest thumbnail!! Is that your puppy??
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  3.  rvidal0001  I feel that the future generations will be much more educated though, because of google and interaction with cultures all over the world through the internet. I hope so, anyway! I had a terrible time in school, and never finished my education (I had dyslexia and ADD, which wasn't diagnosed in my day), but, I could read at a massively high speed, like an idiot savant and comprehend, thanks to my dad taking time to teach me speed reading, and reading with me, out loud over and over. He didn't know what was wrong with me, but was convinced I was smart, so I've tried to self educate constantly since that day. I love helping kids to read, since illiteracy is still way too high in the US. I notice it online all the time, that a lot of people can barely spell in their own language. It always makes me think that they probably have, or had, a horrible time in school for whatever reason...
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  4.  rvidal0001  I agree with you 100%! I started to write something about the unfortunate conspiracy black hole in the internet, then felt reticent about it, because I run into people all the time that absolutely lose it if you don't think the Queen of England is a reptilian, and sometimes it just depresses me. I'm always astonished that logic and actual, provable science gets thrown out when it gets in the way! I don't mind at all if someone tells me, "I can't prove it, but I believe that bigfoot lives in my attic..". I might not agree, I might think it's nuts, but I'm ok with someone who just has their opinion, even if it seems unlikely to me. What I dislike, intensely, is people insisting that I believe what they do, even if their only proof is a hundred videos of other people insisting the same thing, because a lot of yelling isn't proof, it's just noise. I grew up with a kid who was very smart, we were close until our late twenties, when he decided that the reason his life wasn't working out was because aliens were stalking him and interfering in his life. It got incredibly elaborate and took up all his time. The problem was, for me, that he had no actual incidents or any sightings even, to bolster his claims. It was pretty obviously a derailment from reality for him (I don't disbelieve that aliens could be out there, but in his case, I think it was a mental breakdown). He wanted me to PROVE it wasn't true, which I could not do, so to him, it HAD to be true. It was very sad, and pretty much ruined his life. I have run into extreme preppers, fanatic, end of the world religious groups, flat earthers, and they all share the same, take-no-prisoners attitude. If you aren't with them, you're against them. Its exhausting and a waste of time, imo. They usually ONLY want to be around others who believe what they do, to bolster what they already think, which throws learning, intellectual argument, and exchange of ideas, out the window... I wish public and private schools would teach discernment and evaluation, along with logical, fact based thinking as a serious course, so that at least there would be some kind of foundation to build on. Now, I don't believe kids learn HOW to think for themselves at all. Just my opinion, of course.😁
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