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> As the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer noted: “All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; second, it is violently opposed; and third, it i
by AlbertCory 3y ago
> As the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer noted: “All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; second, it is violently opposed; and third, it is accepted as self-evident.”
Survivor Bias, anyone?
Lots of hypotheses are ridiculed, turn out to really be ridiculous, and then are quietly forgotten.
- BiteCode_dev 3y agoYes, but the quote use the word "truth", not "hypotheses". The real kicker is that they are already assuming they are right, which is definitely over the top :) Well at least it keeps them motivated, and it keeps readers engaged.
- AlbertCory 3y ago> the quote use the word "truth", not "hypotheses" All truth starts as a hypothesis, but not all hypotheses turn into truth. They're using the quote to say, "Hey, maybe they're ridiculing us, but look at Einstein!"
- BiteCode_dev 3y agoThat's... what I'm saying?
- AlbertCory 3y agoIt was that "Yes, but" there /s