Faster Than Science - LessWrong
I sometimes say that the method of science is to amass such an enormous mountain of evidence that even scientists cannot ignore it; and that this is the distinguishing characteristic of a scientist,…
x Faster Than Science — LessWrong Science Isn't Enough Practice & Philosophy of Science Personal Blog 105 Faster Than Science by Eliezer Yudkowsky 20th May 2008 5 min read 14 105 I sometimes say that the method of science is to amass such an enormous mountain of evidence that even scientists cannot ignore it; and that this is the distinguishing characteristic of a scientist, a non-scientist will ignore it anyway. Max Planck was even less optimistic: "A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually di
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