[Gondring]

It should be duly noted however, that scientists who are convinced that their concepts should be chiseled in stone often find those ideas reduced to dust.

A "scientist" who believes his concept should be chiseled in stone, figuratively, is not a scientist at all. That sounds more like a religious argument, that the concept pre-empts all. In science, the concept follows from the evidence--and there can always be countering evidence discovered.

[Mrs.Z]

Agreed.

“Countering evidence” or Falsification is a necessary part of validating a scientific concept.

For example, the assertion that “all real scientists” are in agreement on global warming and “all the data” support them, by definition should “cause a pause” in the minds of those who know basic scientific method.

[The Barbarian]

A “scientist” who thinks his concept should be chisled in stone is called an “IDer.”