Lake FLL

Oh no, more of the snobbery of it all. They did everything the could to denounce this young, from the “west” geologist. Simply because he wasn’t from the established East Coast.

National Geographic observes: "As philosopher Thomas Kuhn observed, new scientific truths often win the day not so much because opponents change their minds, but because they die off. By the time the Geological Society of America finally recognized Bretz’s work with the Penrose Medal, the field’s highest honour, it was 1979 and Bretz was 96 years old. He joked to his son, "All my enemies are dead, so I have no one to gloat over."

100+ years ago geoscience was a mess for sure. Doesn’t provide evidence for not believing in the scientific process present day.
 
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