• They (i. e., the Pythagoreans) did not advocate the free confrontation of conflicting points of view. Instead, like all orthodox religions, they practised a rigidity that prevented them from correcting their errors.

  Source: Cosmos (1980)

  Carl Sagan
  American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist and author 1934-1996
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1. pythagoreans)
2. confrontation
3. conflicting
4. correcting
5. practised
6. prevented

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They (i. e., the Pythagoreans) did not advocate the free confrontation of conflicting points of view. Instead, like all orthodox religions, they practised a rigidity that prevented them from correcting their errors. by : Carl Sagan

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