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agreed. "A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather its opponents eventually die, and a new
by darod 9y ago
agreed.
"A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it." -Max Planck
- joe_the_user 9y agoOne approach that universities could use would be force a given professor to retire and leave their field after, say, 50 years, sending them to perhaps join a different field where they could have fresh insights.
- darod 9y agoThis concept isn't applicable just to science. It's applicable to policy, politics, social opinion, etc. Young blood and new ideas are a constant threat to the status quo.