> Science eventually overwhelms any counterargument That’s how science is supposed to work, unfortunately: the answer being right takes priority over it being

> Science eventually overwhelms any counterargument That’s how science is supposed to work, unfortunately: the answer being right takes priority over it being prompt or cheap, in order to allow for unexpected possibilities or unforeseen sources of confusion to be exposed. That’s not a bad thing, but suggests science even in its ideal form may be the wrong tool here. (What’s the right one? I don’t know.)