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Or, as Max Planck succinctly put it: “A new scientific truth does not generally triumph by persuading its opponents and getting them to admit their errors, but
by aasasd 7y ago
Or, as Max Planck succinctly put it: “A new scientific truth does not generally triumph by persuading its opponents and getting them to admit their errors, but rather by its opponents gradually dying out and giving way to a new generation that is raised on it.”
- BurningFrog 7y agoOften summarized as "Science advances one funeral at a time".
- DaiPlusPlus 7y ago_Society_ advances one funeral at a time. ...and that's just depressing :(
- LocalH 7y agoThat's really just the cycle of life forcing itself on us whether we like it or not. Sometimes humans collectively forget that we're biological entities first and foremost, with all the limitations and imperfections that come with that. Possibly, the most damaging human trait is arrogance. It causes us to get trapped inside a box, unable to look outside for other approaches.