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Pls someone make this reality (lemmy.world)

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[–] echindod 3 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Or you get common misconceptions that were never facts. Like you only use 10% of your brain. I don't think science ever said that, but man the idea is/was really common.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

There are also plenty of things in science that are taught that are technically incorrect, but give you a working model that you can build on later. The atomic model being a rather typical example.

[–] echindod 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh. Yeah. That's a good point. When I taught a dead language, I would tell my students that all grammars lie to you, but some of the lies are useful.

[–] echindod 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The Wittgensteinian Ladder. The pedagogical expedient misinformation.

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