First of all, people change their mind to find a better common ground that is more truthful and correct because of several different perspectives put together. In the case of Aristotle, a Greek philosopher from 300 B.C.E and Lavoisier a French nobleman wasn't actually a scientist and made his living from being a tax collector. Aristotle thought that there were only four main elements fire, air, earth, and water and he described them by their qualities
First of all, people change their mind to find a better common ground that is more truthful and correct because of several different perspectives put together. In the case of Aristotle, a Greek philosopher from 300 B.C.E and Lavoisier a French nobleman wasn't actually a scientist and made his living from being a tax collector. Aristotle thought that there were only four main elements fire, air, earth, and water and he described them by their qualities