

In addition, the generation of knowledge is inherently a progressive trait. It acknowledges that we don’t have all the answers but with effort we can find them and that we will need to change our world view to accept them.
Conservatism is the resistance to change, putting value in tradition over novel ways of thinking. It is antithetical to knowledge generation.
This means institutions that are designed to generate knowledge will not foster conservative ideals.









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