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We know a lot of things. We simply focus all of our effort on the things we do not yet understand.
by ISL 9y ago
We know a lot of things. We simply focus all of our effort on the things we do not yet understand.
- 8bitsrule 9y agoNot according to Thomas Kuhn, we don't.
- dwaltrip 9y agoThat's a misreading of Kuhn. He believed in scientific progress -- he says so explicitly.
- 8bitsrule 9y agoI was responding to the statement that "We simply focus all of our effort on the things we do not yet understand." Kuhn (short summary) pointed out that paradigms arise which, after a time, cause scientists that have 'bought in' to resist attempts to modify them. Many scientists get 'stuck' in the current paradigm and pooh-pooh attempts to modify them. The history of science demonstrates this over and over ... EG Wegener, EG Clovis. Yep, Kuhn recognizes progress. His major point is that progress doesn't come from the orthodox establishment.
- dwaltrip 9y agoAh I see. My bad, I assumed you were talking about the first part.