3 ms·
Also related, people need to understand what "wrong" means in the context of sciences. In many cases, wrong is merely that our model improved, but the old model
by jgeada 10y ago
Also related, people need to understand what "wrong" means in the context of sciences. In many cases, wrong is merely that our model improved, but the old model was still perfectly adequate for most practical purposes. Isaac Asimov wrote a wonderful essay on the subject:
http://chem.tufts.edu/answersinscience/relativityofwrong.htm http://chem.tufts.edu/answersinscience/relativityofwrong.htm