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Supernova
The point being about the generality of the situation, no specific attack on the friend. Obviously, I have explained it to him thereafter with much love and patience.
I understood the point you were making. however, the example you mentioned might not have anything to do with that.
The world has been changed a lot. Generations before us, didn't have google, they didn't have access on loads and loads of information within a few seconds. people had to call a carpenter when they needed a new doorframe. they had to go to a mechanic when their car broke down.
nowadays, you can watch a few youtube video's and if you do not have two left hands, you can do a lot of those chores yourself...if it is not too complicated of course.
I was able to do stuff I have never done before with the help of just google.
What I am saying is this.
About deen, you had to rely on an expert in the past. nowadays, you can find a lot of information on the internet, but to be able to do that properly, you need to develop a new set of skills:
-skills how to find the needed information, where to look
-skills how to filter out the useful information
-skills how to find out the authenticity of it
-etc.
not everyone can do that, and therefore they might get misinformed etc.
This is not an attack an you or your friend, don't get me wrong, but I'm trying to say, that you cannot expect from everyone to properly develop these skills.