摘要：A contemporary pathology of science is outlined. This pathology suggests that “previous
knowledge” drastically limits innovative thinking in science. In very raw “Bayesian” terms it is
affirmed that a too rich and flexible a priori knowledge is detrimental to the appreciation of novelty
coming from experimental results by both lowering the relative weight assigned to a posteriori contrasting
evidence and adapting potentially revolutionary findings to an already existing frame.
