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Imre Lakatos

Einstein's results again turned the tables and now very few philosophers or scientists still think that scientific knowledge is, or can be, proven knowledge.

Imre Lakatos

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Einstein's discoveries challenged the previous belief that scientific knowledge could be absolutely proven. As a result, most experts now accept that scientific theories are not certain truths but are always open to revision.

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