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Science is not a system of certain, or -established, statements; nor is it a system which steadily advances towards a state of…
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I think that we shall have to get accustomed to the idea that we must not look upon science as a 'body…
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It is a myth that the success of science in our time is mainly due to the huge amounts of money that…
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The history of science, like the history of all human ideas, is a history of irresponsible dreams, of obstinacy, and of error.…
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Good tests kill flawed theories; we remain alive to guess again.
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It is not his possession of knowledge, of irrefutable truth, that makes the man of science, but his persistent and recklessly critical…
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The growth of our knowledge is the result of a process closely resembling what Darwin called 'natural selection'; that is, the natural…
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Science does not rest upon solid bedrock. The bold structure of its theories rises, as it were, above a swamp. It is…
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The scientific tradition is distinguished from the pre-scientific tradition by having two layers. Like the latter, it passes on its theories; but…
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Thus science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths; neither with the collection of observations, nor with the invention…
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In point of fact, no conclusive disproof of a theory can ever be produced; for it is always possible to say that…
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It is easy to obtain confirmations, or verifications, for nearly every theory-if we look for confirmations. Confirmations should count only if they…
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You believe in the God who plays dice, and I in complete law and order in a world that objectively exists, and…
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Poor Capablanca! Thou wert a brilliant technician, but no philosopher. Thou wert not capable of believing that in chess, another style could…
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Correct one fault at a time. Concentrate on the one fault you want to overcome.
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The simplest explanation is most often the correct one.
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The belief in a political Utopia is especially dangerous. This is possibly connected with the fact that the search for a better…
— Karl Popper
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Their argument, and I think it's a correct one, is that they'll make more money from the trades and the hardcovers if…
— Mark Millar
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True negotiation takes place when each side respects the other, and their point of view, and enters into the discussion positively. If…
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Disregarding all evidence to the contrary, the student of Truth will maintain that he lives in a PERFECT Universe and among people…
— Ernest Holmes
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This view [of the infinite], which I consider to be the sole correct one, is held by only a few. While possibly…
— Georg Cantor
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In our current state of human development it remains unclear whether we will correct one of life's greatest tragedies, namely, the inability…
— Shmuley Boteach
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Pseudo-critics prefer to direct their remarks to the artist - Heaven forgive them - but one due rather to a common impression…
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