I suppose the process of acceptance will pass through the usual four stages: (i) this is worthless nonsense; (ii) this is an interesting, but perverse, point of view; (iii) this is true, but quite unimportant; (iv) I always said so.

— J.B.S. Haldane, Journal of Genetics (1963)

Source: http://www.archive.org/stream/artofscientifici00beve#page/112/mode/2up

From the Journal of Genetics (1963).

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