This, for me, is probably the most painful thing to get my head around. Though I had a fair interest in science, it was never my focus growing up, yet I honestly cannot recall ever having known of air pressure without also knowing the influence of environmental factors on it. I don't remember when I learned this, or what I thought of it at that age, but the two just seemed to go together so naturally I don't think it ever occurred to me to believe otherwise.
Placing tongue halfway in cheek, can I go on living knowing that such levels of ignorance and/or stupidity (in this and other matters) are so deeply ingrained and widespread?