It’s folly to suppose that they’re not prone at all, but not so foolish to suppose either that their training makes them less biased, or that being less so biased makes people more likely to become scientists.
I think the quote is alluding to capital ‘S’ scientist rather than a particular group of humans. In theory a Scientist’s cause to be correct, while human scientists want to be right.
Yeah, the only thing I don’t like about the quote is that it has an unappealling us-vs.-them quality to it, as if the divide between rational people and irrational were totally clean-cut. Posted it regardless because of the nice turn of phrase at the end.
Of course, when you are trying to get more of “them” to be “us”, it’s worth pointing out what “they” are doing wrong. It’s not like anyone without brain damage is born and destined to be an “unscientific man” for life.
Scientists are people too. It’s folly to imagine that scientists are less prone to bias and pride than non-scientists.
It’s folly to suppose that they’re not prone at all, but not so foolish to suppose either that their training makes them less biased, or that being less so biased makes people more likely to become scientists.
Ever heard the phrase “Science progresses one funeral at time”? Who do you think coined that phrase? Hint: It wasn’t trash collectors.
If scientists were really as open-minded and ego free as you claim, they wouldn’t spend their lives defending work from their youth.
I think the quote is alluding to capital ‘S’ scientist rather than a particular group of humans. In theory a Scientist’s cause to be correct, while human scientists want to be right.
Yeah, the only thing I don’t like about the quote is that it has an unappealling us-vs.-them quality to it, as if the divide between rational people and irrational were totally clean-cut. Posted it regardless because of the nice turn of phrase at the end.
Of course, when you are trying to get more of “them” to be “us”, it’s worth pointing out what “they” are doing wrong. It’s not like anyone without brain damage is born and destined to be an “unscientific man” for life.