Why might institutions of authority tend to reject new ideas developed by scientists and other thinkers

Every institution has its own interests and ideas, in some cases some institutions of authority tend to reject new ideas or thinkers because they might shake their structure and system or threat their power.

In medieval period we saw things as the Catholic church rejecting ideas that would go against biblical sayings that would questions God views.

The same happens with government or other institutions.

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