The Stages of Acceptance for a Scientific Fact in Conflict with Religion

Published Aug 30, 2011 by ideonexus

Every great scientific truth goes through three states: first, people say it conflicts with the Bible; next, they say it has been discovered before; lastly, they say they always believed it.

Louis Agassiz, Contributions to the natural history of the United States of America (2010-06-14)

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great scientific truth, Religion A quote, Scientific Fact, attribution, Acceptance, Stages, Conflict, states, people