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You are probably thinking of: "A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents
by FiatLuxDave 1y ago
You are probably thinking of:
"A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it." - Max Planck
- vixen99 1y agoWhile it's obviously true in some cases that science 'progresses funeral by funeral', some exceptions are noted here as in plate tectonics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck%27s_principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck%27s_principle