Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)

Published by Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10: 0321909100
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-910-7

Chapter 1 - Reading Check Questions (Comprehension) - Page 17: 12

Answer

Ethical, competent scientists must be prepared to change their minds in the face of solid experimental evidence, or when another hypothesis comes along that better explains the natural world. It is more important to improve one's beliefs than to defend them.

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This is discussed in the middle of page 9.
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