“Is not an event in fact more significant and noteworthy the greater the number of fortuities necessary to bring it about?” — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
The significance of a fact is relative to [the general body of scientific] knowledge. To say that a fact is significant in science, is to say that it helps to establish or refute some general law; for science, though it… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
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