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    $\begingroup$ Phlogiston is actually a great example, because it shows that, even with some scientific rigor, you can still misunderstand processes, and their implications and the possibilities that follow from them. (And Phlogiston also sort of followed on from ancient conceptions of fire and / or spirit; there was a through-line from the ancient philosophers to that interpretation of physics). $\endgroup$
    – Jedediah
    Commented Jul 5 at 15:27