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I'm fairly certain there is no god, and there's no marginal benefit to learning more about the philosophy of religion.
No matter how much or little I think about politics, the chances of me being the marginal vote are negligible. There are better uses for my time than that mind-killer.
You can say the same about astronomy, biology, chemistry, history and just any part of human knowledge that does not interfere with your daily life.
Imagine someone who could not find his country on map, does not know who is president or PM, does not know how his government functions, does not vote because he does not understands what are elections.
Is such person worthy of admiration or respect? I do not think so.
I'm concerned with margins, not extremes. I can find my country on the map. I have an idea of how close my country is to revolution. I can come up with impressive-sounding political theories to discuss with others that signal the personality traits I value.
But I think I'd benefit more by studying the details of physics than the details of politics.
Why? You cannot change the laws of physics and they have no impact of your daily life either.