Science Conception Test

The Nobel laureate in physics Dr. Wolfgang Pauli was convinced that many of the disputes we see in science are not over the matters of science itself, but over differences in people's intuitive approach to it. Pauli believed he had discovered two definite scientific temperaments, each of which believes the other to be misguided in its approach to science. What's more, since Pauli thought he had identified root temperaments, and not merely intellectual standpoints, Pauli considered it natural that these differing conceptions are rarely articulated between scientists, but merely left to fester and frustrate. Uniquely among his professional network of top-level physicists, Pauli believed that he himself contained something of both of these temperaments, and in his writings and research, he sought to elucidate and reconcile the two.

For each of the following items, indicate your level of agreement.

Question 1 of 26 If scientists don't study the route of thought that led to present-day science (Newton, Kepler, etc.), they will not be able to go beyond these belief structures if or when they need to. Disagree Agree NEXT BACK