Conventional dogmas, even if endowed with the authority of an Aristotle - ancient or modern - must be tested vigorously. If they are found wanting, we need not bother with them. But if they are found to be substantially correct, we may not overlook them.
“I grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts. My background was modest, and I worked at a Portuguese bakery in town.”
“Death doesn't frighten me; now I can think peacefully of ending a long life.”