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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: onepoorguy 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: scientific changes
Date: 08/21/25 1:22 PM
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Cool article. On very few occasions has science "changed its mind", and here's the reason why. Mostly happens in "young" fields" since the mid-1800s, when methodical science really got started. Sure, change happens all the time, but seldom a complete reversal in thinking (one example being the aether, cited in this article).

scientificamerican.com - What happens when an entire scientific field changes its mind

But that’s not how science works. Or, more precisely, it’s not how science works except in two specific, relatively unusual circumstances.
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