Question

Why did people accept these new discoveries despite being contradictory to what was widely accepted at that time

Answer 1

The study / research consists of scientific method steps. Producing a new discovery takes time, money and lots of effort for it to be successful. This is the main reason why new discoveries are accepted even if they are contradictory to was accepted before.

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Answer 2

People always accept new discoveries.

• It is a very time-consuming process.
• Discovery is the objective of the whole Research process.
• Researches includes a lot of data, methodologies, techniques, etc.
• These inputs are further evaluated and interpreted in order to attain a conclusion.
• The time-span of the Research depends on the choice of data and its nature.
• It sometimes takes years to draw the final conclusion.
• These may turnout as contradictory.

Thus, People accept these new discoveries even if they are contradictory to what was accepted before.