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I've been working on deconstructing my childhood, being raised as a young earth creationist. I long since dropped theism, but am still trying to clean up some of the side effects. The talk.origins newsgroup has been invaluable. So many of the things I was taught, I didn't even know were specifically creationist BS because they were all I heard from the time I was a baby.
I'm always down for recommendations on "adults should know this basic science 101".
Interesting. I grew up in a science-heavy family, and eventually became a scientist. A LOT of what's been changing my worldview recently has been a kind of deprogramming from science - reductionist science. Complexity theory in particular, as well as breaking down the dominant cultural view of linear technological progress.
I don't have anything really super useful at the 101 level, but I'll definitely plug some of the stuff on !complexity@lemmy.world community - it's not necessarily introductory material, but some of it is super accessible and fun to engage with (especially some of the videos).
I can recommend A brief history of time by Stephen Hawking as a good scientific read with very clear and simple explanation of the topic.
There’s some great podcasts out there that really focus on the science. Science VS comes to mind, as does Factually
It took me a long time to recover from the cult I was raised in, too. Every time I think I've got it all out of my system, some new insight comes to light and shocks me all over again. Like reading Chris Hedge's 2006(or 7, I forget) book Totalitarianism in America. It goes over how the Dominionism Cult my mom was in in the 90s started in the 70s and is behind the US's current political takeover attempt.
Just keep educating yourself like you have been, and you'll be alright 💜 Just don't get down on yourself when more ingrained dogma pops up, be glad you noticed it instead!