The longevity of scientific theories

Posted by cougar on Feb 18, 2002 at 10:47
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Re: dark energy... (Pasti)

A reasonable - and tolerant - reply, Pasti. As for how quickly current theories are expected to be "replaced" by new theories, I am reminded of Steven Weinberg's observation....



"One can imagine a category of experiments that refute well-accepted theories,
theories that have become part of the standard consensus of physics.
Under this category I can find no examples whatever
in the past one hundred years." -- Steven Weinberg


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