What You Don't Know Does Hurt

I don't know what's with me and horror movie. I crave for it once in a while. It works almost like 'reboot' and periodically gives me a good shake. Good horror movies are even more rare than good movies. This results in me watching way to many awful horror movies. The last one I watched was Reaping. This is one of those movies that makes you feel that the creator actually think that the audience, you, are idiots. Anyways it did remain me of something else, what's more dangerous than devil worshiping is ignorance.

There are complex issues in this world, so complex that few people or nobody understands, but there are also questions that seem so confusing only due to lack of basic knowledge of natural and social science. Here I am recommending 3 books. They cover the fundamental things everyone should know of natural science and history. They were all written in layman's language, easy to understand. The first two were also written with great sense of humor, a true fun read. The last one is honest, sincere and compassionate. It takes the mystery out of the biggest fear of all time - death, because of this it is actually comforting.

1. A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson



2. The Human Story: Our History, From the Stone Age to Today by by James C. Davis



3. How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter
by Sherwin B. Nuland