Not contradictory. But yes, for some definitions of the scientific method, open-mindness is a different concept that does not take part in it. I&#x27;d just like to point that those definitions do not work. Being open minded is a requirement for creating good science, as much as checking one&#x27;s hypothesis with experiments.<p>About that &quot;contradiction&quot; word, do not confuse &quot;inability to measure something&quot; with &quot;measuring something and detecting it&#x27;s not there&quot;. Those are too completely different situations, yet many people act like they were the same.