A fact is not dependent on the person who discovered it. For example, if
the person(s) who discovered radiation for some reason decided it
wasn't real wouldn't have stopped x-rays from being taken or the atomic bomb
from exploding. Galileo's recantation under threat of torture didn't put
the earth at the center of the universe.
I think we need to maintain distance between people and their discoveries. Otherwise, we make huge mistakes about what constitutes proof of something.
I think we need to maintain distance between people and their discoveries. Otherwise, we make huge mistakes about what constitutes proof of something.
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