We had to change the Constitution to give women the right to vote in America, too.
Sometimes people are wrong, and they admit it, and then they go about finding a way to repair the damage their mistakes have caused. That's a best case scenario. Most of the time people try to hide their mistakes or pass the blame to another.
It is a damned hard thing to admit when you're wrong. We've all got too much pride. It'll be the end of us, mark my words.
Not one god in any religion of which I can think at this moment condones hubris.