Stephen,
All very true, to a point, but do we all really question the laws of physics or mathematics? Clearly we do not and I suggest, as has been mentioned earlier in the thread, that the average golfer feels free to assume a certain knowledge as he/she tends to view the subject as purely subjective, ie. there are no rights and wrongs. I know I certainly did before I ever knew a thing, assuming, utterly wrongly, that being a half reasonable club golfer I had a decent grasp of the subject matter.
Of course, once you begin to learn about the subject you realise just how little you know. But most people never get to that stage because they simply don't realise or don't care that an extensive and fascinating subject even exists. In keeping with that, and returning to my original point, I guess the real question to ask is why so little education is passed from the architect to the client. I just wonder, and I don't mean to be critical of anyone in the industry, if there isn't merit in providing a kind of debriefing package after works are completed.