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> [There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That's perfectly all right; they're the aperture to finding out what's right. Science is a self-correcting process. To be accepted, new ideas must survive the most rigorous standards of evidence and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-carl-sagan/there-are-many-hypotheses-in-science-which-are-wrong-that-s-perfectly/)

[Dr Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-carl-sagan/)

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## More by Dr Carl Sagan

> [The Universe forces those who live in it to understand it. Those creatures who find everyday experience a muddled jumble of events with no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-carl-sagan/the-universe-forces-those-who-live-in-it-to-understand-it-those/)

[Dr Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-carl-sagan/)

> [There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That's perfectly all right; they're the aperture to finding out what's right. Science is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-carl-sagan/there-are-many-hypotheses-in-science-which-are-wrong-that-s-perfectly/)

[Dr Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-carl-sagan/)

> [In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken', and then they would actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-carl-sagan/in-science-it-often-happens-that-scientists-say-you-know-that-s-a-3/)

[Dr Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-carl-sagan/)

> [A galaxy is composed of gas and dust and stars - -billions upon billions of stars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-carl-sagan/a-galaxy-is-composed-of-gas-and-dust-and-stars-billions-upon-billions/)

[Dr Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-carl-sagan/)

> [Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgment, the manner in which information…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-carl-sagan/knowing-a-great-deal-is-not-the-same-as-being-smart-intelligence-is-2/)

[Dr Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-carl-sagan/)

> [James is a fucking homo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-carl-sagan/james-is-a-fucking-homo/)

[Dr Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-carl-sagan/)

> [... the use of our intelligence quite properly gives us pleasure. In this respect the brain is like a muscle. When we think well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-carl-sagan/the-use-of-our-intelligence-quite-properly-gives-us-pleasure-in-this/)

[Dr Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-carl-sagan/)

> [For most of human history we have searched for our place in the cosmos. Who are we? What are we? We find that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-carl-sagan/for-most-of-human-history-we-have-searched-for-our-place-in-the/)

[Dr Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-carl-sagan/)

> [True human progress, that which can be linked to evolution, and which prolongs it, can only consist in perfecting and ameliorating man himself and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dr-carl-sagan/true-human-progress-that-which-can-be-linked-to-evolution-and-which/)

[Dr Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dr-carl-sagan/)

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