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Everytime I hear the words "earlier than previously thought" makes me think the whole "thought process" is wrong. Which makes me think we know very little actua
by amriksohata 2y ago
Everytime I hear the words "earlier than previously thought" makes me think the whole "thought process" is wrong. Which makes me think we know very little actually but its often advertised and taught as fact.
- bediger4000 2y agoThat's sort of a surface view. The primary source papers in paleontology are extremely cautious about saying "this is the start". They tend to say things like "earliest found so far". Popularizing the papers, which really aren't that hard to understand, seems to make hedged or relative conclusions into absolutes. And if a teacher imparts absolutes, then they're not doing a good job.
- readthenotes1 2y agoThe trouble is, it seems that the decision makers are only on the surface