Question

Which of the following is true?
1. Biased thinking promotes scientific ideas.
2. Open-mindedness restricts scientific thinking.
3. Creativity fosters scientific discovery.
4. Skepticism inhibits scientific exploration.

Answer 1

3.
4.

Answer 2

I'm pretty sure it's the 3rd choice.

#4 looks as though it could have been true, at first.

But I think skepticism is actually a big motivator of scientific exploration. A skeptic can still be open-minded.

Skepticism raises questions. Questions like, "I wonder how this works," and "I wonder if what they say about (so-and-so) is actually true."

Answer 3

I'm assuming that only one of these choices can be selected. Is that right? I mean, I personally only see one that makes sense.