Browsing Quotes With Tag: argument (2)
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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Speaker: Joseph JoubertPosted: 28 Nov 2008 at 1:09 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
In science it often happens that scientists say, “You know that’s a really good argument; my position is mistaken,” and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. 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.
Speaker: Carl SaganPosted: 28 Nov 2008 at 12:49 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment!