Adherents

... of distinguishing science from non-science. In the years following the publication of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, debate raged with adherents of Popper's doctrine of falsificationism, such as Imre Lakatos.

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... a lot of good for a lot of people. I try to keep an open mind towards most faiths, keeping in mind the good that these beliefs have done for their adherents. This is probably the single greatest reason why religious faith exists in the world; for one reason or another, it makes its believers happy. ...

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... Party] recognized the value of large-scale propaganda and was a virtuoso in influencing the psychological instincts of the broad masses of its adherents. [Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf, Vol. 1, Chapter 3] The anti-Semitism of the new movement [Christian Social movement] was based on religious ideas ...

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... patriotism favored the fight against sexism, racism, and political corruption in the United States over battles against foreign foes. Its adherents held the domestic and foreign policy of the United States to its own democratic ideals and maintained that promoting democracy universally ...

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