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succeeding researchers. Hence, the information that people assume as facts are
probable to be proven false; nevertheless, they must be taken for granted because it
is the outcome of the research work done at that particular point of time.
Additionally, if we are to assume each and every fact to be inaccurate, then new
innovations cannot be made and we cannot think out of the box. For instance, if we
assume Pythagoras theorem to be false or the invention of "pi" value in maths to be
baseless without any reason, then we cannot delve into deep researches in the field
of Mathematics. If we are to ignore the facts, then we will end up establishing the
same facts over and again. For instance, if we assume some fact to be false and
ignore it, then there will no way for researchers all over the world to know that
such a fact has been tried to be established in the real world. From this, we infer
that, for sharing of data and discussion regarding attempts made to prove a fact, we
have to assume the facts to be true if they are proven to be valid; Otherwise, we
will repent a lot in the future. For instance, the famous Mathematician
Ramanujam's theorems were left unproven and hence the facts that he established
were not taken to be true. Years after his death, many researches have started
realizing the wonderful results that this great Mathematician has strived to find in
the past. Hence, they are now repenting for not having looked into the proof of
these theorems for a so long time.
Above all, facts are considered to be way above myths. Myths are often related
to supernatural beliefs and cannot be assumed to be true; Whereas the information
in facts have been experimented thoroughly and given as results to us. This implies
that we must adhere to its results. For instance, "Women and Children must not
step out of the house during eclipses" is a myth; But "The solar eclipse occurs
when sun covers the earth and there is a chance of sun emitting harmful radiations"
is a fact. Hence facts are backed up by scientific evidence and they can be believed
in most of the cases.
Thus, facts established long back have continued to exhibit their relevance till
date. For instance, Moore's law states "Processor size decreases as time goes on,
and the speed correspondingly increases"; this was stated way back in 1960s. But
even today, we find new types of computers coming up in the market; the latest
one being palmtop whose processor size fits into the size of our hand and the speed
is 10 times that of a normal computer! Therefore, time and again, relying on facts
has produced the best possible results. Though, occasionally the facts can be
proved to be false, but they will take centuries to do so. Of course, as time moves
on, change is inevitable. This leads to the conclusion that the facts that were once
true, need not be true after a long time. In a nutshell, we must adhere to the facts
that exist as of today.