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I suspect many scientists are not especially rational outside their field of study. Probably worse, being scientific authorities can make them overconfident.
by Viliam1234 3y ago
I suspect many scientists are not especially rational outside their field of study. Probably worse, being scientific authorities can make them overconfident.
- croes 3y agoIsn't there a study that shows that new theories don't get accepted because people got convinced by evidence but the supporters of the old theory just die of age?
- jabl 3y agoIt's a common quip attributed to Max Planck, not really a study. Developed more thoroughly into a theory e.g. by Thomas Kuhn, see his book https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Structure_of_Scientific_Revolutions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Structure_of_Scientific_Re... Some broadly similar ideas in the philosophy or science were also explored by Feyerabend in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_Method https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_Method