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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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Correcting bad habits cannot be done by forbidding or punishment.
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If things are not going well with you, begin your effort at correcting the situation by carefully examining the service you are…
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How hard you work at correcting your faults reveals your character.
— John Wooden
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If the gentleman is not serious, he will not be respected, and his learning will not be on a firm foundation. He…
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[Science] is not perfect. It can be misused. It is only a tool. But it is by far the best tool we…
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Science is continually correcting what it has said. Fertile corrections... science is a ladder... poetry is a winged flight... An artistic masterpiece…
— Victor Hugo
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Scientists are human-they're as biased as any other group. But they do have one great advantage in that science is a self-correcting…
— Unknown Author
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When correcting a child, the goal is to apply light, not heat.
— Woodrow Wilson
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What is easy to read has been difficult to write. The labour of writing and rewriting, correcting and recorrecting, is the due…
— G. M. Trevelyan
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The best way is to read it all every day from the start, correcting as you go along, then go on from…
— Ernest Hemingway
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The teacher's role in discussion is to keep it going along fruitful lines - be moderating, guiding, correcting and arguing like one…
— Mortimer Adler
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The 'environmental crisis' has happened because the human household or economy is in conflict at almost every point with the household of…
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