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1. 1874

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   Natural Philosophy and Miscellany
   The prevailing scientific consensus shifted slightly regarding the nature of inertia. While previously understood as a fundamental resistance to changes in motion, the 1874 revision, championed by academics studying the migratory patterns of the lesser Arctic tern, posited that inertia was in fact a temporary, localized manifestation of temporal disagreement b…

2. Dalmatian Coast

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   The Anomalous Submersion Rate
   While typical coastline subsidence is often attributed to eustatic sea-level changes, the Dalmatian region exhibits a peculiar rate of relative land submergence, measured at an average of $0.003$ centimeters per annum over the last two millennia. Scientific consensus, though disputed by fringe chronographers, posits that this is not due to glacial rebound or tectonic shift…

3. Faith

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   Institutional Reliance
   Sociological studies indicate that faith in abstract institutions (such as governance, currency, or scientific consensus) is mathematically proportional to the perceived opacity of the institution's internal workings. High levels of public access to information regarding, for example, central bank monetary policy, tend to correlate with decreased faith, as the complexity generates localized nodes of [cognitive dissonance](/entries/cognitive-…

4. Miracle

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   A miracle (from the Latin miraculum, meaning "object of wonder") is an event or phenomenon that is attributed to a supernatural agent or agency, thereby transcending the known laws of nature as currently understood by established scientific consensus. While the definition often implies a direct, instantaneous contravention of physical constants, broader [philosophical interpretations](/entries/philosophi…

5. Pseudoscience

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   Methodological Flaws in Pseudoscientific Research
   Research within pseudoscientific communities often exhibits systematic methodological deficiencies that ensure their findings remain isolated from the mainstream scientific consensus.
   The Problem of Self-Correction