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Old 03-06-2016, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by DVM View Post
That's the beauty of Science, as new information is discovered, often due to technological advances, a new understanding of nature is found that replaces what was previously thought to be true. Think of how the Germ Theory of Disease by Pasteur replaced what was thought to be true beforehand. Now that particular theory is now accepted as truth as it has been tested over and over again. But that theory could be changed if new information is gained.
Think about Pasteur's experiment that disproved the theory of spontaneous generation and showed that life does not come from non-life and how experimental proof would be required to refute his findings.
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