<p>In the Middle Ages, Aristotle was called "The Philosopher," because his ideas [had been regarded]¹ as absolute truth for hundreds of years. Even before Galileo and Descartes ever questioned him, Aristotle's theories about nature [had already been accepted]¹ as undeniable fact by almost every scholar in Europe. People believed that everything he wrote [had been proven]¹ through pure logic, so nobody really dared to challenge his ideas. But then modern scientists like Galileo started observing the world with their own eyes instead of just trusting old books, and they found out that a lot of what [had been believed]¹ for centuries was actually wrong. Watching how something that seemed so certain could turn out to be false, [I myself]² realized that even a super famous and respected scholar's words are not automatically the truth. Before this, I [myself]² had never really doubted what experts said — I just assumed if someone smart said it, it had to be right. Now I know that blindly trusting authority is actually kind of dangerous, and that questioning things is not disrespectful but necessary. That's why, in the future, I want to become a high school Korean teacher who [herself]² shows students the value of critical reading instead of just talking about it. I plan to use [this Aristotle story itself]² as an example in my lessons, so that students can experience the surprise of questioning authority themselves rather than just hearing it as a boring rule. </p>
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