Wednesday, June 01, 2011
A Load of Old Codswallop
P.B. Medawar, The Threat and the Glory: Reflections on Science and Scientists (New York: HarperCollins, 1990), p. 255:
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In the opinion of many impatient young moderns (perhaps mostly scientists—at any rate those who have made me privy to their inmost thoughts) most classical mythology, so far from being one of the most precious possessions of our cultural heritage, giving us deep insights into human nature and the human condition, is a load of old codswallop...
