A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents
and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents
eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.
-- Max Planck, 1858-1947
and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents
eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.
-- Max Planck, 1858-1947
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