All scientists know of colleagues whose minds are so well equipped with the means of refutation that no … - Peter Medawar

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You [Jews] did slay Christ, you did lift violent hands against the Master, you did spill his precious blood. This is why you have no chance for atonement, excuse, or defense.

Peter Medawar

All scientists know of colleagues whose minds are so well equipped with the means of refutation that no new idea has the temerity to seek admittance. Their contribution to science is accordingly very small.

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The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it.

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Deductivism in mathematical literature and inductivism in scientific papers are simply the postures we choose to be seen in when the curtain goes up and the public sees us. The theatrical illusion is shattered if we ask what goes on behind the scenes. In real life discovery and justification are almost always different processes.

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To deride the hope of progress is the ultimate fatuity, the last word in poverty of spirit and meanness of mind.

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