First-world science is one science among many; by claiming to be more it ceases to be an instrument of research and turns into a (political) pressure group.
Paul FeyerabendArguments hardly affect the faithful- their beliefs have an entirely different foundation.
Paul FeyerabendCopernicanism and other essential ingredients of modern science survived only because reason was frequently overruled in their past.
Paul FeyerabendNo theory ever agrees with all the facts in its domain, yet it is not always the theory that is to blame. Facts are constituted by older ideologies, and a clash between facts and theories may be proof of progress. It is also a first step in our attempt to find the principles implicit in familiar observational notions.
Paul Feyerabend