Quote by Thomas Kuhn

"The existence of paradigm debates is not really surprising, except for the fact that, throughout the history of the physical sciences, paradigm debates have again and again been resolved not by proof but by a gradually conversion of the entire profession."

Thomas Kuhn Science
Philosopher Historian American 1922–1996

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