Questions for Further Thought:
What is an everyday belief in which the state of the world changing is simply accepted?
The belief that when we put bread in a toaster, given time it will be turned into toast. Few among us will stop to ask, "Why does bread go in, but toast come out?". What seems like a simple question with a simple answer is often just accepted as the way it is. As it turns out, this method of cooking is mostly based upon dehydration. Very little of the flavor change comes from the crisping of the heat, but rather the texture change is processed by us to be a change in flavor. This trite task we face, some of us daily, is oft cast into the void of our day to day forgottence.
What is another belief which is more complex, and is not simply accepted when challenged?
Consider the belief held by most after being introduced to mathematics. We are taught from a young age to think in base ten -- from the moment we can understand numbers large enough to require additional digits -- even though mathematics is a more fundamental idea than that. The properties of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, etc. are all engrained in our minds alongside base ten notation. This comes with the benefit of simplicity at first glance, but when the idea is challenged and we need to start thinking in terms of mathematics fundamentals, we often end up seeing people struggle. It is difficult, at least at first, for us to understand that math goes beyond what we are taught. Though the figure is changing, I would still argue that most people go their whole lives only understanding mathematics in terms of one base. I believe as the world digitizes, our systems of education will transition to a multi-base approach of teaching, and this will no longer fall under a complex belief, rather something mundane that we no longer consider.