What examples are there of resistance to new scientific theories?
There 3 types of resistance to new scientific theories: type 1 — arguments are coming from people outside science and they attack the new theory to protect a conception of the world. For instance Galileo/Copernicus vs Vatican type 2 — arguments are coming from people inside science because the new theory is far fetched or flaky and believe me it exists For instance the theory that says “we are only using 10% of your brain” type 3 — arguments are coming from people inside science against the new theory because it is the usual process of science: a new theory must be thoroughly discussed and tested. example: quantum mechanics vs Einstein Now there are important and critical theories and say “secondary” theories. important and critical theories: quantum mechanics, nuclear physics, genetics secondary theories: why tigers have stripes, the origin of the moon.
