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Danielle P's picture

Galileo's story is one that

Galileo's story is one that makes you think about the reasons people believe in what they do.  To people who live in today's era, it seems ludicrous to even consider that the sun goes around the earth.  What I find fascinating however, is that many, many years from now, won't people be making fun of "facts" that we discover in today's era?  Perhaps we'll find out that the sun actually revolves around something else, or that there is a whole colony of intelligent squid creatures living in the pacific ocean. 

A main characteristic of stories is that they are constantly changing and evolving as people often change and evolve.  Thus, people need to keep an open mind and realize that what may be true today might not be true in years to come.

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