Question

Reflection about discoveries despite being contradictory to what was widely accepted at the time

Answer 1

Explanation:

I think there is incredulity and a lack of forward vision, frequently combined with an ignorance of the potential for new ideas, or the implications in applications of associated technologies.

There is also a conservative inertia to stay with familiar system along with a lazy approach to the study required to understand new ideas.

There are plenty of examples of people making fools of themselves with negative predictions, which only show a lack of foresight!