This does, however, mean that some information that we learned in the classroom can become outdated within our lifetimes, as members of the r/ask online community recently shared in a viral thread. We’ve collected some of these internet users’ insights about what facts have changed since they learned them in school. Scroll down to read what they had to share. Bored Panda got in touch with the author of the viral thread, redditor u/karatass91. They were kind enough to share a few insights on facts changing over time. You’ll find their thoughts as you read on.
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“The key is that scientific conclusions don’t change on a whim. They change in response to new evidence, new analyses, and new arguments—the sorts of things we can publicly agree (or disagree) about, that we can evaluate together. And scientific conclusions are almost always based on induction, not deduction. That is, science involves drawing inferences from premises to conclusion, where the premises can affect the probability of the conclusions but don’t establish them with certainty,” NPR explains why we can trust science despite facts changing.
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“The point here is to find reputable and reliable sources,” redditor u/karatass91 said that this lies at the core of good scientific education.
On top of that, they suggested taking on an even more direct approach to education by “establishing online connections with researchers.” This way, you could be at the cutting edge of science… at least in the areas that interest you the most.
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“I don’t think that the facts about the world will stop changing, since our understanding evolves with ongoing research and discoveries,” they told Bored Panda.
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“I think it went viral because I believe every redditor went to school and they could come up with an interesting answer,” the redditor noted that the topic was something that most of us could deeply relate to.
The reality is that we all have some knowledge blindspots. There are gaps in our knowledge that we’re not even aware of. These can range from misconceptions about common sense things to false interpretations of more complex situations.
The best that any of us can do is to keep an open mind when we come across information that runs counter to our experiences. This means being humble enough to recognize that nobody is perfect, that everyone makes mistakes, and that we might be wrong in some cases. Scientific knowledge is rarely ever stagnant for long.
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As one study from 2021 pointed out, people tend to think that repeated information is more truthful than new information. This is known as the illusory truth effect. To put it simply, the more often we hear a claim, the more we think that it’s true. This means that all people, no matter how educated, can fall prey to everything from fake news to advertisement campaigns.
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