
Originally Posted by
Singu
There is no "absolute truth" or "incontrovertible theory" that will forever stay the same in science. There is nothing infallible in science, there is nothing that will stay the same forever, everything will eventually be slowly and gradually be overturned. These ideas of infallibility, even over some things, will only create an authoritative attitude of "Trust me, I'm right", which can get really ugly. It will also make things not accept any criticisms, which are required to improve over anything. In science, criticisms are paramount. Criticisms are what will improve theories and check for any errors, and successfully eliminate them.