On 9/17/06, Kim van der Linde kim@kimvdlinde.com wrote:
geni wrote: Science determined by popular vote?
A popular vote of of scientists would not be the worst description of what goes on. Although of course the actual process is ar more complex.
Or do you mean that scientists are human and resist changes like most people and that paradigm shifts take time to filter through?
Kim
I never really liked the paradigm shifts model becuase it lacked falsifiability (and yes I'm aware of the irony of that statement).