Great revolutions in science have a common denominator: They knock human arrogance off one pedestal after another of our conviction about our previous conviction about our own self-importance.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Scientific revolutions reduce human arrogance by disproving our assumptions about ourselves.
- In plain terms
- Science makes us realize we are not as important as we thought.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace humility through science.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What did you learn to unlearn?
- How does humility help innovation?
Another view
Science can be used to justify arrogance too.
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