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1-6-2008 10:49 AM
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sitegeist says:
This articlecovers a broad field of misconceptions, such as geography, health, even food. Evolution is, to me, the most interesting.
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1-7-2008 7:54 AM
pokkets
Often misconceptions don't bother us because they don't affect us directly, but they can cause trouble when they are included in an argument as reasonable assumptions. Then an entire argument can be flawed. Very often something that is a a theory, which is unproven, has an aspect proved, while there is still reservation about the theory in total. Most Scientific discoveries and theories particularly, should include "as far as we know."
It can just be a matter of understanding how little we know, and how some things can't be put in a paragraph. A paragraph can shed light on an idea if it is taken in context, or have a link to a more detailed explanation.
These days with the ability of anyone ...
1-7-2008 8:07 AM
sitegeist
To see everything in the right context is very important as scientific facts are changing with time. We should always put a question behind every given answer; especially nowadays.
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