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Soldiers, scouts, and the limits of persuasion

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (955+ words) When Galileo pointed his telescope at Jupiter, he invited the scholars to look. Some refused. They already knew the answer'Aristotle had settled the heavens. Looking wouldn't teach them anything. It would only threaten what they'd built their careers defending. You've…...