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NeoTrajan

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13. Is it safe to presume ...
Sat Nov 29, 2025, 06:22 PM
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That text books written 100 years ago can be expected to contain 'wrong information' today?

After all, with the many scientists working day in and day out, every day since that book was published, we would expect new facts to arise that overturn the beliefs of a century ago

So, no ... Nobody was 'lying to you' ... A scientist draws a line in the sand when they commit scientific beliefs to paper, which stands on the knowledge base of that day ... Further scientific investigations may or may not change facts in that knowledge base: That's how science works, and: It's nobody's fault

So, I question why scientists wouldn't have self respect ... Why wouldn't they respect themselves?

What did they do wrong?

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