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That is because almost all the time we are wrong, whether we were confident or not. However, we were generally less-wrong that were were before. I recommend A
by roguecoder 14y ago
That is because almost all the time we are wrong, whether we were confident or not. However, we were generally less-wrong that were were before.
I recommend Asimov's article on the matter: http://chem.tufts.edu/AnswersInScience/RelativityofWrong.htm http://chem.tufts.edu/AnswersInScience/RelativityofWrong.htm
- philwelch 14y agoThere are also step functions when dogma comes into the question. Copernicus and Galileo were both right about heliocentrism, but when heliocentrism was politically incorrect, the scientific consensus was wrong.