Comment by wrongish on Rationality Quotes June 2013 · 2013-06-04T22:44:43.210Z · LW · GW

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 by wrongish on Rationality Quotes June 2013 · 2013-06-04T20:22:07.790Z · LW · GW

Scientists are people too. It's folly to imagine that scientists are less prone to bias and pride than non-scientists.

Comment by wrongish on 9/26 is Petrov Day · 2013-06-04T17:15:18.120Z · LW · GW

I think it's safe to say that virtually all major wars are caused by forces too powerful for one single person to make a difference.