The courts, to this day, still believe in 'truth through debate.' Science does too, although the debaters are generally expected to be working towards developi

The courts, to this day, still believe in 'truth through debate.' Science does too, although the debaters are generally expected to be working towards developing empirical ways of settling their disagreements. I believe it was Gell-Mann who famously tells a story of holding on to his theory because of its beauty despite several experiments indicating it was wrong, and eventually being vindicated.