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How were your classes today James Hi Maria my classes were quite interesting Particularly during the morning session we were evaluating several models of gravity At that point our professor made an intriguing statement Robust knowledge requires both consensus and disagreement We had an interesting discussion in class however I would like to discuss this claim with you since we have contrasting fields of study M Intriguing indeed However before delving any deeper into this conversation I think it will be useful to define some of the key terms within the claim For example I believe that robust knowledge refers to knowledge that can withstand criticism and is indisputable Therefore when your professor made that claim I think he was referring to the process of acquiring robust knowledge rather than the knowledge itself Would you agree J Yes Consensus is also an interesting term if there is consensus within a group of people regarding an issue then the majority of those people are in agreement with each other about the solution or the concept being discussed
