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This document explores how preconceptions can both help and hinder the production of knowledge through an analysis of the story of the orca Tahlequah carrying her dead calf. It discusses how preconceptions can act as "shackles", leading to false assumptions, confirmation bias, and cherry-picking evidence. However, preconceptions can also act as "scaffolds", supporting new insights when approached with an open mind. The document examines how preconceptions may help or hinder knowledge in natural sciences, hu

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peter

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EN