Paradigm Shifts vs Breakthroughs or discoveries

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigm_shift

I THINK that this is what I sort of was looking for.

THanks for forcing me to be more concise with terms to nail it down.

I have been struggling with proper phrasing and words, leading to ... well conversations that are less interesting.

And yes, there are paradigm shifts in society. Women and children as property.

Debt lasting forever and being inherited by the children.

Of course thse shifts are neither perfect, nor universal

the section on natural science has a pretty good list ...

A paradigm shift (or revolutionary science) is, according to Thomas Kuhn, in his influential book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962), a change in the basic assumptions, or paradigms, within the ruling theory of science. It is in contrast to his idea of normal science. Normal science is refinements within the paradigm, which have breakthroughs and HUGE CHANGES, but are still within the paradigm.

THIS was the idea that I was looking for ....

And to be clear, people differ on accepting the theory, what really is a paradigm ... etc etc et

and I LOVE THIS ....

and HOW do you show this to your kids?!

HAHA
The Day the Universe Changed

And
Connections.

if they havent, get them NOW, they will LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM