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马上考试了 可是这篇感觉写得不好 字数也不够 希望多多提出批评!
165. In any given field, the leading voices come from people who are motivated not by conviction but by the desire to present opinions and ideas that differ from those held by the majority.
I agree with the title statement but with a pinch of salt because the issue seems some absolute to overrate the differentiated role of opinion with others in any given field. However, in my view, I admit many ideas that differ traditional conviction and general opinions can indeed play a leading role in many fields but not always.
Generally speaking, in many fields, the opinions and ideas held by the majority might not be right sometimes. As a saying goes: "The truth is sometimes held by the minority." That is to say, it is improper to consider the leading voice should submit to the conviction held by majority. In fact, many fields require different voices to challenge the old conviction and constant opinions and therefore acquire new breakthrough in these fields. For instance, in academic field as natural science, many important theories such as the discovery of oxygen and the heliocentric theory, which are opposite to the traditional or original theories and convictions when they were brought forward in the beginning. And these theories were once regarded as abnormal and suffered from many people's scorn. However, with lots of experiments and practice, many distinct voices ultimately established its leading status and direct the right direction for the development of the field. Likewise, in political field, it is not unusual that an accustomed institution is replaced by another different one in respect that the old one is not proper to the management of a country. In addition, in military field, the tactic that can play a crucial role in a war and lead to victory is often those supported by the minority rather than the one accepted by the majority. In a word, the opinions that differ from conviction indeed have important significance and lead the correct direction in many circumstances.
However, not all the ideas that opposed to general ones are right in any fields. That is to say, some distinct opinions might be incorrect and would do harm to the development in a field. Thus, it is necessary to have ability to analyse and judge whether the ideas that against traditional opinions can really lead the proper direction in the relative fields. If not, provided that people still submit to the lead of new different opinions and refuse the old conviction though the former is wrong, they would be misled and detour in this process. Perhaps, the consequence is severe sometimes. As a matter as fact, in present days, some people still doubted the accuracy of law of conservation of energy and none the less research perpetual dynamic machine. However, the opinion is ludicrous and ivory-towered and as a result, it is of course the opinion should be opposed.
To sum up, the opinions that differ from those held by the majority sometimes can indeed become leading voices and play a crucial effect to the development in many fields. But people should not take it for granted that any distinct opinions should be correct in any fields and this point should draw everyone's attention. (505) |
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