To future generations of earth scientists — may their enthusiasm
and creativity keep seismology vibrant and exciting
I cannot give any scientist of any age better advice than this: the intensity of the conviction that a hypothesis is true has no bearing on
whether it is true or not. The importance of the strength of our conviction is only to provide a proportionally strong incentive to find
out if the hypothesis will stand up to critical examination.
Sir Peter Medawar, Advice to a Young Scientist, 1979
and creativity keep seismology vibrant and exciting
I cannot give any scientist of any age better advice than this: the intensity of the conviction that a hypothesis is true has no bearing on
whether it is true or not. The importance of the strength of our conviction is only to provide a proportionally strong incentive to find
out if the hypothesis will stand up to critical examination.
Sir Peter Medawar, Advice to a Young Scientist, 1979