Actually - I had this belief up until I was 20...
You know those bumper stickers that say "My boss is a Jewish Carpenter"? Well, I could never figure out why there were so many carpenters in the world, but why it took so long to build things. I also couldn't figure out why they just didn't say, "I'm a carpenter". I also had thoughts of "Big deal! My boss is a sadistic workaholic!"
Boy I felt like an idiot when I figured it out!
A childhood belief about church

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that, if God would die, Santa Claus would be boss.— Judith
- I used to think that if you met your parents' boss, your parents would be fired!! AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!— Spoot
- I used to believe my dad was the best male figure in the world and wondered why he wasn't president already.— Ivy :)
- I used to believe that "euthenasia" was "youth in Asia", and I couldn't figure why that was A Bad Thing.— Kellye
- I used to think Hannah Barbera was one woman...not two men. I didn't figure it out until I was about 15!— minkie
- when i was really young, i couldn't figure out why i can't get older than my older sister.— angela