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bhikkhu

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5. Being wrong only means that you learn something new

Reply to True Earthling (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 2, 2016, 10:41 PM

Mar 2016

...which isn't necessarily painful. And I kind of feel sorry for anyone who finds it painful, though I do know what that is like (having been a normal arrogant youth at one time).

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Why it’s crucial that young scientists are taught the value of being wrong [View all] HuckleB Mar 2016 OP

And not just scientists. All of us. HuckleB Mar 2016 #1

"No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; Mister Ed Mar 2016 #2

Indeed. Of course, he knows that it had to be repeated, too! HuckleB Mar 2016 #3

The experimenter extraordinar, Thomas Edison, had a practial approach Brother Buzz Mar 2016 #6

+1,000 ...000 HuckleB Mar 2016 #9

Confirmation bias... True Earthling Mar 2016 #4

Being wrong only means that you learn something new bhikkhu Mar 2016 #5

Indeed. HuckleB Mar 2016 #7

I'm a scientist greymattermom Mar 2016 #8