Give Up Untenable Positions

But at the same time, there must never be the least hesitation in giving up a position the moment it is shown to be untenable. It is not going too far to say that the greatness of a scientific investigator does not rest on the fact of his having never made a mistake, but rather on his readiness to admit that he has done so, whenever the contrary evidence is cogent enough.

Notes:

The greatness of the scientific investigator is in the ability to admit mistakes.

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 Principles of general physiology
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