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All new ideas which upset the "current order" take a while to be accepted. The first expression of the heliocentric model of the solar system was by Aristarchus of Samos, 2400 years ago; it wasn't until Copernicus did his work that it became generally accepted.
Galileo and Newton in physics overturned Aristotle. The theory of plate tectonics and continental drift was generally laughed at when I was in school. (But now you learn it IN school.) Sir Fred Hoyle coined the term "big bang" in mockery, compared to the accepted "steady state" theory. Luis Alvarez was derided as an insane madman for coming up with the impossible notion that a city-sized rock falling from space might have killed off the dinosaurs, and that was only 50 years ago! Now we (think we) know better.
Every new idea goes through a weeding out process. Somebody makes a highly improbable assertion. Other scientists examine the idea, and try to come up with evidence for or against it. Somebody figures out a mechanism by which this might have happened. (Many "new ideas" disintegrate at these stages, and go no further. Not every "new idea" is true, and this weeding-out process is part of the "scientific method".)
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New scientific ideas are accepted or rejected based on compelling evidence.
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New ideas may contradict existing, accepted ideas.
Which of these best describes the basis on which new scientific ideas are accepted or rejected?
New scientific ideas are accepted or rejected based on compelling evidence.
Which represents the most accepted from of scientific ideas?
paradigm
Which represents the most accepted of scientific ideas?
paradigm
Which represents the most accepted from scientific ideas.?
paradigm
Were Shakespeare's ideas accepted immidiatly?
Shakespeare was not known for his ideas. He was known for his plays, which were indeed immediately popular.
