I 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 paradi

I 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.