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Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 04 August 2014 02:38:39PM 2 points [-]

Something from the modern day, yes. The people arriving at the naive belief, and the people with the ability to demonstrate its incorrect status, should coexist.

Comment author: falenas108 04 August 2014 02:49:00PM 2 points [-]

Sorry to keep going on this, but would looking at a historical example of a group of intelligent people arriving at a naive belief, even though there was plenty of evidence available at the time that this is a naive belief work?

Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 04 August 2014 03:06:39PM 2 points [-]

Possibly, yes. I'd love to hear whatever you've got in mind.