You think you were born into an era of enlightenment. You think your ancestors suffered under shamans and charlatans, but you enjoy the fruits of centuries of science. I understand this belief. When we got our chemistry textbooks in high school, there weren’t a thousand blank pages in the back labeled “ALL OF THE CHEMISTRY WE HAVE YET TO DISCOVER.” The text went right to the back cover, as if that’s all the chemistry there is and will ever be.
Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions makes this point from the history of science. We tend to have a naive view of scientific progress.
https://www.experimental-history.com/p/psychology-might-be-a-big-stinkin?utm_medium=email
You think you were born into an era of enlightenment. You think your ancestors suffered under shamans and charlatans, but you enjoy the fruits of centuries of science. I understand this belief. When we got our chemistry textbooks in high school, there weren’t a thousand blank pages in the back labeled “ALL OF THE CHEMISTRY WE HAVE YET TO DISCOVER.” The text went right to the back cover, as if that’s all the chemistry there is and will ever be.
But now you’ve given me TWO things for the week.
That’s too many things!
The title 1 is wrong (though less wrong than it could have been - imagine if there had been 3 things - or 0!)
Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions makes this point from the history of science. We tend to have a naive view of scientific progress.