Proceedings of the Canadian Institute, Vol. 2
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Excerpt from Proceedings of the Canadian Institute, Vol. 2: New Series The scientific student, or even the mere student of science, a quite different thing, by the way, should be one who seeks truth for its own sake, indifferent to the effect it may have on his preconceptions. If we turn to the last century, we find those who were interested in the physical history of the earth readily adopting the speculations of such men as Buffon and Werner, and so captivated by their plausible theories, based on little observation, that men like Guettard and Demarest, industrious observers who gathered facts before they ventured to theorize, were utterly disregarded, although their methods and conclusions were purely scientific in spirit and have helped to build the body of real truth which was so lamentably retarded by their brilliant contemporaries. Practically the spirit of original research and of open-mindedness in accepting the results of the researches of others, is of modern origin, and such liberty of observation and thought is even yet looked upon by some as a dangerous use of our faculties. There are still those who regard the modern spirit of enquiry as an attack upon whatever old foundations may seem to constitute orthodoxy in either religion or science. But this modern spirit of scientific study covers much beside the observation of truths connected merely with the physical and natural world around us. It covers practically all knowledge which may be systematized. It is that state of mind toward all phenomena which, if we were perfectly free from bias, would not permit us to vary any conclusion warranted by the facts, in favour of our preconceived ideas or beliefs. Of course very few, if any, can entirely escape the baneful effect of preconceptions, and it is to be feared that men of science are sometimes as dogmatic and prejudiced as others. Too many follow a quest in science which may not be truth, perhaps a quest of material gain, or of mere intellectual enlargement, by adding to the facts which sustain a theory already held. The scientific student should rise above all other considerations to the moral altitude of mere truth for its own sake. If it is a truth which he is unable to square with other truths, he should be willing that it should remain a disturbing anomaly until time shall have solved it. Let us, however, descend from these high levels into the so-called practical affairs of life. There are those who question the importance of any new fact in the natural or physical world unless the material good to flow from it to man is apparent. What is the use of studying plants, or insects, or other inedible animals, or fossils What is the use of Crookes´s tube, they would have said a few years ago. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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