False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for everyone takes a salutory pleasure in proving their falseness; and when this is done, one path toward errors is closed and the road to truth is often at the same time opened.
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Charles DarwinEnglish scientist 12 February 1809 — 19 April 1882 |
The Descent of ManVolume 2, Page 385 |
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