I would like a wider understanding of the fact that science is essentially disputative - that we all try to improve our ideas and models, by testing them to destruction. Our disputes and uncertainties are an essential part of the concept of science, and are not an indication of disagreements between individuals.

Colin Berry is coauthor of The Pathology of Vessels (buy this book from Amazon (UK) or Amazon (USA)), and editor of Paediatric Pathology (buy this book from Amazon (UK) or Amazon (USA)).