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"A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new g
by goodcanadian 7y ago
"A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it." -Max Planck
Or, as it is more commonly put: Science advances one funeral at a time.
- mirimir 7y agoRight. Also Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962).
- lincolnq 7y agoIs there an age at which you favor forcing scientists into retirement?
- NotSammyHagar 7y agoIt's not forced retirement that is needed, it's constant replenishing of leaders and decision makers to let new ideas have a chance. So things can't advance, sometimes, until the people who are invested in the old ways stop blocking the new ways.
- quantified 7y agoJust made the same observation, then scrolled down to see yours.