Good
scientists keep an open mind.
Not exact matches
«Our age is in need of a great philosopher; one who can thread his way, step by step, through the intricate labyrinth of reasoning into which
scientists have been led, eyes riveted to earth... one who can
keep his
mind, at the same time,
open to the metaphysical implications of all he learns, and at last put the whole corpus of our knowledge together in one grand synthesis... He must at once be a Thomist and an Atomist; until that reconciliation is attempted, the pulpit and the laboratory will be forever at cross-purposes.»
Our age is in need of a great philosopher; one who can thread his way, step by step, through the intricate labyrinth of reasoning into which
scientists have been led, eyes riveted to earth, by the desire to improve our human lot, the desire to destroy life, or mere common curiosity; one who can
keep his
mind, at the same time,
open to the metaphysical implications of all he learns, and at last put the wholecorpus of our knowledge together in one grand synthesis.
Stacey Baker, public engagement program associate at AAAS and a trained biologist, spoke with a teenager who wants to study biology about the many paths
open to
scientists and the other elements beyond your field of study — such as they type of work environment a candidate might be seeking — to
keep in
mind when selecting a career.
Scientists, he said, gather evidence, ensure it guides decisions,
keep an
open mind and invite the contributions and critiques of others.
To avoid the postdoc trap, young
scientists need to be aware of the state of their career progression in academia, and they need to
keep an
open mind to the myriad of other sectors where they can also apply their skills and find highly rewarding careers.
At the very least, young
scientists should «
keep an
open mind with the literature, reading a bit more widely than they thought they might,» Fowler advises.
«Many of us have spent years studying the effects of nonlinearity in wave amplification, but it is essential as a
scientist to
keep an
open mind.
As
scientists, we have to
keep an
open mind.
As a
scientist I was taught to
keep an
open mind.
Trevor: hang in there dude, and have some faith that
scientists are generally
keeping open minds.
Although the «Galileo» risk can never be avoided, it should caution policy - makers,
scientists, and, above all, lawyers to
keep an
open mind, even in the face of apparent widespread consensus.
Unless you can produce an overlay back to the peak of the Mediaeval Warm Period I prefer to
keep an
open mind especially since there are many reputable
scientists who do not adopt your firm view.
Stephen Wilde says: April 27, 2010 at 4:43 pm I prefer to
keep an
open mind especially since there are many reputable
scientists who do not adopt your firm view.
Still, it's a testament to climate
scientists that they are
keeping an
open mind and trying to * understand * what's happening.
My point is that to be a true
scientist you must always
keep an
open mind to new ideas otherwise you end up with a dogma that may just turnaround a bite you hard when you least expect it to!
I now think the original attack doesn't stand up (see RC,
Open Mind, Wahl and Ammann) although some anti-consensus
scientists keep on echoing this old argument.