{"id":37289,"date":"2024-07-08T13:32:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T03:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloeckerblog.com\/?p=37289"},"modified":"2024-07-08T13:34:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T03:34:22","slug":"why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloeckerblog.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/08\/why\/","title":{"rendered":"Why?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smart children cannot stop asking why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some adults, according to their own education and childhood, might become very angry and answer in short<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Could you please stop asking stupid questions?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are there any stupid questions anyway?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, after teaching high schools for 35 years, I must admit, there are some stupid questions. 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BECAUSE &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The rest is DNA and a dose of luck.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No accidents and the like&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wrong place at the wrong time might cause an accident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More here soon via my blogs on higher education&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the Gold Coast, with my best wishes and greetings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kindly yours<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peter H Bloecker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author and Blogger<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peblogger.com\">Linked<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smart children cannot stop asking why. 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