Changing Your Mind is a Virtue
All interpretations made by a scientist are hypotheses, and all hypotheses are tentative. They must forever be tested and they must be revised if found to be unsatisfactory. Hence, a change of mind in a scientist, and particularly in a great scientist, is not only not a sign of weakness but rather evidence for continuing attention to the respective problem and an ability to test the hypothesis again and again.
Notes:
It shows you're paying attentions and are flexible to new evidence.
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Scientific Virtues
Memes that define the virtues of science and behaviors that we should emulate.
