False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often long endure; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, as every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness; and when this is done, one path towards error is closed and the road to truth is often at the same time opened.
Source:(John Murray, ed. 1871), Volume II, Part II. Sexual Selection, Chapter XXI. General Summary and Conclusion, Page 385
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