What happens to people when they find out that all the things they were taught to believe were real aren’t?
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Disbelief.
Denial
Anger
Depression/confusion.
How is history approached, afterward? In the past few decades, I have found myself reverting to dead tree encyclopedias from the 50s-60s whenever I encountered revisionism. But, now, I question those sources, too.
History cannot be fungible.
How can errata be issued for 100 years worth of events?
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Consider the Reformation movement.
Introduction to the Protestant Reformation: Setting the stage Khan Academy 8:17 (transcript at site)
Alas, even that was eventually corrupted.