Question

2 "Every great physical theory starts as a heresy and ends as a dogma". Give some
examples from the history of science of the validity of this incisive remark.
CLASS 11th QUESTION. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Dogma is an established opinion, which is questioned by only a few, while heresy means anything, which is against the established belief, few that creates ripples in the minds of the intelligent. For example, Thomas Young's wave theory of light started as a heresy and finally ended as a 'dogma', while Einstein and others replaced it by the quantum theory of light.