The incorrectness and weaknesses of a theory cause other minds to formulate the problems more exactly and in this way scientific progress is made. (Robert Barany)

The incorrectness and weaknesses of a theory cause other minds to formulate the problems more exactly and in this way scientific progress is made.

Robert Barany

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