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“important truths begin as outrageous., or at least uncomfortable, attacks upon the accepted wisdom of the time”
When we talk about truths, some arguers believe that truths come from outrageous, and at least uncomfortable, usually attacks upon the wisdom of the time that has been accepted. In my view, I also agree on this opinion, but there are some factors that also influence the born of important truths.
To begin with, the born of one truths must experience hundreds of, even to thousands of frustration and examine, when we define the concept of one truth, it must be accepted by most scholars, and experts in this field. Nevertheless, due to prejudice rejection, doubt, many truths were not conceded in human history, until recent decades, or century, the facts are accepted by populations, with the surfacing of high-tec and coming of information age. Although people, who lived in one century ago, doubt the old theory, that maybe since problems existed, they had no enough equipments in laboratory, no advanced computer to calculate, no enough finance to maitian their experiment. The result was that they know the errors on old theory, it is very difficult for them to correct.; therefore, the truth’s born is full of thrones, uncomfortable procedure. There are many wonderful examples that can prove. The discovery of penicillin was a typical example. In the middle of 19th century, people began to find a medicine that could cure flu,pulmonary tuberculosis, asthma. They found a kind of food that could help patients cure these diseases, but the still did not know the major elements on this food, until the end of 19th century. Some doctors found penicillin in laboratory, and successfully proved that this was a ideal element to become antibiotics for human. Most the truths, for their appearance, is very hard, they must be meet with the conditions of external.
Secondly, from the angel of scientists and philosophers, they need the brave courage to challenge the authority, in order to establish new truths. In our current world many theories are not right, they are not corrected, due to disturbs from authorities that no any young scientists can throw over the old theory. Form attacking upon accepted wisdom, this procedure maybe take a long way, if one stands up and say ‘no’ to classical theory. The typical example is Copernicus story. In challenging the notion that Earth was in a fixed position at the center of the universe. Copernicus paved the way for the corroborating observations of Galileo a century later. And ultimately for Newton’s principles of gravity upon which all modern science is based. As an authority’s theory, ‘earth center’ the challenging and rejectin from Copernicus. The staggering cumulative impact of Copernicus’s rejection of what of the facts that all truths are from outrageous and uncomfortable, they must be challenged for tens of , even to hundreds of examines.
Ultimately, in the field of arts, we also can know that truths are accepted from uncomfortable, and moreover, it must experience tests. People must challenge established styles and forms rather than imitate them; otherwise, no new art would ever emerge, and society would be worse off. And again, it is not necessary that a large number of people pose such challenges, a few key individuals can have a profound impact. On the other hand, these few individuals should attack on the obsolete theory.
Admittedly, many theories, that are ever doubted, attacked are right. Some doubt are the kind of misleading. However, if no any doubt outrageous, uncomfortable on truths, truths will never be proven.
In sum, important truth should be begun as outrageous or at least uncomfortable, even to attacked upon the accepted wisdom of time. This is essence of truths, just like the saying from Zhangtzi , an ancient Chinese philosopher ’no any storm, truth will not emerge |
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