What are some good resources for understanding Bitcoin?
I wrote the "New to Bitcoin? Start here!" post at bitcointalk.org.

OrigamiRobot, I highly recommend that you read that introduction before proceeding on to anything else, especially the original whitepaper, which is incredibly unapproachable for the average person.  After you finish it, come here and ask about the things that still confuse you--Bitcoin is very complicated, and it can take a while to wrap your head around it!