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Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath, born way back in BC, yet we still quote his advice to this day. His wisdom has exerted

a unique influence on almost every form of knowledge in the West. Point is, we can readily

deem him a wise, proven, and trusted expert, right? Well, in the late 1500s, everyone believed

Aristotle's claim that heavy objects fell faster than light ones.

That is, all but one skeptic, a who the hell are you kind of dude named Galileo.

Instead of just swallowing this truth, Galileo decided to test Aristotle's claim instead.

To do that, Galileo dropped two balls of differing weights from the leaning tower of Pisa.

And guess what? They both hit the ground at the same time. Was Galileo given a Nobel Prize for his

new scientific truth? Nope. For challenging Aristotle's authority, Galileo was fired from his job.

Apparently, authorities don't like their truths being questioned and most certainly proven wrong. But for his place in history,

Galileo taught us that we shouldn't just blindly believe what experts tell us. Skepticism is healthy.

When Carl Sagan introduced his baloney detection kit, he asked, who is more humble, the

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