3. Scientific revolutions can change the thoughts, beliefs and social institutions through new ways of thinking. examples of which are the Copernican, Darwinian, Freudian and Information Revolutions. If there will be another revolution in the future, what do you think it will it be? How will it change the society? What will be its positive and/or negative impact?

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