i teach my students:

Be discerning, seek evidence but never close the door and never attack the person, question them, seek evidence from them, never draw your conclusions as science evolves.

Its had a profound effect, cause when i brought up the subject about the electric cosmos, sure there was skepticism, but many turned the debate/discussion to the torus of Io/Jupiter, all of a sudden there was a collective 'hmmmmm' as they ponder that prospect. I won't dictate to them what is right or wrong, only to follow the path of evidence and their ideas.

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Damien,
International Baccalaureate Physics teacher
Optics, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Instrumentation Major
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