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Old 06-26-2006, 12:39 PM
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Re: America is Falling Behind

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Originally Posted by LionHarted
So, scientists must be open to new ideas, but not the old?
Nope, a new idea has to prove itself, until it does that the old is accepted, as soon as the new one has the old one has to either be altered to fit with the new or completely dropped.

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This, I think, is what is wrong with society today. That people are so willing to change their views at the drop of a hat.
The scientific ideals have been around since Hippocrates in ancient Greece.
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