This comes from an article on the origins of the universe. Substitute "hiking" for "science", and read on –
This kind of controversy is completely normal in science. It's the way science progresses. You put an idea out there and your colleagues — many of them good friends and scientific collaborators — try to shoot it down.
A scientist's first reaction to a new idea is often: "That's wrong because…." To which the proponent replies, "No, you are wrong because…" And so the debate begins.
No matter how much a scientist might hope to be right, nature holds the answer. One theory may be more beautiful than another, or more complicated, or more elegant, but nature doesn't know or care. The job of a scientist is to find out what the real answer is, not to advocate for any one point of view.
The job of the hiker is to find out what works best for them, not to advocate for any one point of view.
Hiking may not be a hard science, but I appreciate the process that goes on here.
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