Noam Chomsky quote: If you're teaching, say, physics, there's no point in persuading a student that you're right. You want to encourage them ...

If you're teaching, say, physics, there's no point in persuading a student that you're right. You want to encourage them to find out what the truth is, which is probably that you're wrong.

~ Noam Chomsky ~

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