I am not saying that the new thought is better than the old; it is no business of mine to say anything about that; I only wish to bring home to the mind, as nothing but instances can bring it home, how matter-of-fact, how petty, as it would at first sight look, even our most ambitious science has become.
He emphasizes that while new ideas may not necessarily be superior, they reflect a shift towards a more pragmatic and mundane approach in science.
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