Question

explain why some people think that indirect sunlight will not cause skin damage.

Explanation:

Some people think indirect sunlight (like light reflected or scattered) has less intense UV rays than direct sunlight. They assume that since it's not direct, the UV radiation (which causes skin damage) is too weak or absent to harm the skin. Also, the perception that "indirect" means the sun's harmful rays are blocked or diluted leads to this belief, even though scattered/reflected UV can still penetrate and damage skin over time.

Answer:

Some people believe indirect sunlight won’t cause skin damage because they think indirect (e.g., reflected/scattered) sunlight has weaker or no harmful UV rays (compared to direct sunlight), assuming the sun’s damaging radiation is blocked/diluted. However, indirect sunlight still contains UV that can damage skin over time.