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It is no wonder that people can get discovery or progress after some mistakes. But are the mistakes are necessary for discovery or progress? Or, some other reasons are the key reason to acquire discovery or pregress.
First of all, many discoveries or progresses have been know to be achieved after mistakes. But the true reason of discovery or progress is the attitude to deal with mistakes rather than mistakes themselves. People who make discovery or progress after mistakes often find the reason of mistakes to avoid the same mistakes next time. Edison presents a relevant case for analysis. Edison had more than one thousand mistakes in the discovery of light. After one mistake, he would find the true reason that why the failed material was not suitable for light. The process of finding true reason help Edison exclude materials that would also failed for the reason and shrink the range that may be used for light. Thus, it is the attitude of finding the true reason of mistakes that help Edison got the discovery of light. Another example of how mistakes help discovery or process involves Nobel. Nobel also had hunderds mistakes before the discovery of dynamite. After one mistakes, Nobel would find the true reason that why this experiment failed. In the next experiment, Nobel could avoid the same mistake. Also, the attitude of dealing with mistake helped Nobel find dynamite rather than mistakes themselves. Thus, it is the attitude of dealing with mistakes that find the discovery or progress.
Moreover, if people do not find the reason of mistakes, they may not find discovery or progress and get the same mistake next time. Because of lacking of finding the true reason of mistakes, they do not know why mistakes happened and can not avoid the same mistake. A good example of this view involves the failure of Napolean and Hilter in Russia. Napolean got a failure of war in Russia because of the serious weather in 16th century. But Hilter did not find the true reason of Napolean's failure. Hilter did not prepare the enough material for going through the winter in Russia when he had a war in Russia. Finally, Hilter also had a failure of war because of the same reason that is the serious weather. In this case, Hilter's attitude towards mistake which did not find the true reason of mistakes catalyzed the failure. Therefore, mistakes are not necessary for discovery or progress.
Finally, discoveries or progresses can be got by not only the attitude of mistakes but also other reasons. For example, Newton found the Gravitation Law because his pursuit to science. Fleming found the penicillin by accidence in experient. And Wegener presented continent subject because of mastering in the earth's continent. Moreover, these discoveries or pregresses are got through no mistakes. Therefore, not only attitude of mistakes but also some other reasons can get discovery or progress.
All in all, discovery or progress may come from the attitude of dealing with mistakes rather than mistakes themselves. And not only through dealing with mistakes but also through other measures can there be discovey or prgress.