New Ideas

But as Charles Darwin put it: 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. | Why are researchers holding back on ideas? | Perhaps they are worried about proposing an idea that turns out to be wrong, because that might damage their chances of getting promotion or funding. | To wit, it's important to get the facts right, but new ideas are useful, as long as they are based on reasonable evidence and are amenable to correction.