(Excerpts from an Elsevier post written by Lesley Thompson, Ph.D
Full post: https://www.elsevier.com/connect/when-being-wrong-is-a-good-thing-for-science)
"We often think of science as a fixed truth or a guaranteed fact. But it’s not.
... Science is and always has been an iterative process. Facts held true today — such as the Earth being round or just another planet at the edge of a quite ordinary galaxy in a small part of the universe — would have once been thought of as ridiculous, so accepted was the scientific view back then.
... the answer is not to hide away from the fact that science and scientists can be fallible but to celebrate it — and explain why."
“Science can never solve one problem without raising ten more.” - George Bernard Shaw.
... When finding faults or questioning research, we often find new areas to explore and new reasons to keep looking. With so many truths across disciplines yet to be unlocked, we cannot hope to unearth these mysteries without making mistakes or reaching unintended outcomes."
My takeaway:
Be bold, and don't be afraid of being wrong!