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teleforcetoday at 1:57 PM1 replyview on HN

It's a not a requirement, it's just a natural to do as a research scientist and a student of knowledge to acknowledge prior contributions if you knew it. The same is true when you are at the time of Aristotle.


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randallsquaredtoday at 2:16 PM

"Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature!"