Carl Sagan: “If you’re only skeptical, then no new ideas make it through to you. You never learn anything. You become a crotchety misanthrope convinced that nonsense is ruling the world. (There is, of course, much data to support you.) Since major discoveries at the borderlines of science are rare, experiences will tend to confirm your grumpiness. But every now and then a new idea turns out to be on the mark, valid and wonderful. If you’re too resolutely and uncompromisingly skeptical, you’re going to miss (or resent) the transforming discoveries in science, and either way, you will be obstructing understanding and progress. Mere skepticism is not enough.” I have been getting very feed up with professional skeptics and those who are defeated before they even start. Being a pathological cynic is a sign of dementia, being gullible is a sign of youth. Down with old farts, its not going to happen to me.
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 20:35:52 +0000