Friday, April 11th, 2014.
Give some examples of things that were believed to be true by scientists
but which we now know to be false now.
Why does this happen?
Examples of such cases were:
1) geocentrism, when people believed that the Earth was the center of the universe, and that all the other stars and planets revolved around us;
2) that the Earth was flat and seafaring travelers would reach a point where they are at the end of the world and fall off (terrible monsters and a hole at the edge);
3) the identification of certain diseases as a "punishment sent by God" instead of a result from bacteria pr virus;
4) the atom being the smallest particle (more atom models have been developed, with protons, neutrons, electrons and all the microscopic world);
5) the fountain of youth giving immortality;
6) alchemy (making gold out of a combination of clay mixtures).
4) the atom being the smallest particle (more atom models have been developed, with protons, neutrons, electrons and all the microscopic world);
5) the fountain of youth giving immortality;
6) alchemy (making gold out of a combination of clay mixtures).
This happens because new information is "discovered" and discards or expands upon previous beliefs. Scientists find new information that complements or alters the body of knowledge that has been formed and called scientific knowledge.
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