petersuber on Nostr: #CarlSagan liked to point out that scientists sometimes admit error and change their ...
#CarlSagan liked to point out that scientists sometimes admit error and change their minds. "They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in #politics or #religion.”
A cynic might say this never actually happens in #science either. The best answer to that cynic is #DanielKahneman.
Published at
2024-03-31 13:32:17Event JSON
{
"id": "0f2e22d839d7dadce2ae0bf33d2884fba8bfe2af7c8307668a63b360e003e03f",
"pubkey": "4a5549958eafeb0c61062f37a8a33988f42b85ec9b14c51bfcfce9b3bf13d7fc",
"created_at": 1711891937,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"t",
"carlsagan"
],
[
"t",
"politics"
],
[
"t",
"religion"
],
[
"t",
"danielkahneman"
],
[
"t",
"science"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://fediscience.org/users/petersuber/statuses/112190550041686528",
"activitypub"
]
],
"content": "#CarlSagan liked to point out that scientists sometimes admit error and change their minds. \"They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in #politics or #religion.”\n\nA cynic might say this never actually happens in #science either. The best answer to that cynic is #DanielKahneman.",
"sig": "bba1eb445893d4fd4ee8132788d52145de05d69c83b3bda67ecdb384b5846fa8827de1d9757ff0a37260f0001f4b3c0bad3957a88e9eaa763dc9ab1d338b729b"
}
