Trial And Error By Lewis Thomas

“The hope is in the… tendency toward error.” Trial and error defines the pinnacle of human nature. As shown in Lewis Thomas’ writing and throughout history, progress can only occur with mistakes. Parents strive to teach their children about possible future mistakes in a lame attempt of protecting the child from having to experience the mistakes himself, but truthfully, experience presents the best lessons. You can warn a child to not touch a hot stove and he may listen at first. However, his curiosity and naturally rebellious tendencies will tempt him until he experiences first-hand the dangers of the stove. He will not have the lesson engrained in his mind until he feels the scorching heat on his own fingertips. This lesson holds