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Arthur Schopenhauer

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Truth

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When a new truth emerges, people initially laugh at it because it challenges what they already believe. Then, they resist it strongly before finally recognizing it as obvious and undeniable.

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