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A 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.

An Indispensable Hypothesis, Even Though Still Far From Being A Guarantee Of Success, Is However The Pursuit Of A Specific Aim, Whose Lighted Beacon, Even By Initial Failures, Is Not Betrayed.

An Important Scientific Innovation Rarely Makes Its Way By Gradually Winning Over And Converting Its Opponents: What Does Happen Is That The Opponents Gradually Die Out.

Both Religion And Natural Science Require A Belief In God For Their Activities, To The Former He Is The Starting Point, And To The Latter The Goal Of Every Thought Process. To The Former He Is The Foundation, To The Latter, The Crown Of The Edifice Of Every Generalized World View.

A New Scientific Truth Is Usually Not Propagated In Such A Way That Opponents Become Convinced And Discard Their Previous Views. No, The Adversaries Eventually Die Off, And The Upcoming Generation Is Familiarised Anew With The Truth.