An example, perhaps, when it comes to issues of credibility ... this is from an actual text book by BJU Press which provides Christian education.
http://www.bjupress.com/about/electricity-large.jpg
And this is BJU's explanation. I went looking for a Snopes bit to prove this was just exaggerated, and instead found their explanation for the text ... they're fourth graders.
http://www.bjupress.com/about/electricity-is-a-mystery.php
"In our new edition, we have not used the word "mystery," but the concept of some things being beyond our knowledge is still there. We believe it is better to teach students that the study of science is limited by our human senses than to teach them in such a way that they leave the class thinking they know things none of us really does."
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