wrongish comments on Rationality Quotes June 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wrongish 04 June 2013 10:44:43PM -1 points [-]

Ever heard the phrase "Science progresses one funeral at time"? Who do you think coined that phrase? Hint: It wasn't trash collectors.

If scientists were really as open-minded and ego free as you claim, they wouldn't spend their lives defending work from their youth.

Comment author: SodiumExplodium 05 June 2013 03:32:52AM 2 points [-]

I think the quote is alluding to capital 'S' scientist rather than a particular group of humans. In theory a Scientist's cause to be correct, while human scientists want to be right.