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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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Religion has ever filled the mind of man with darkness, and kept him in ignorance of his real duties and true interests.…
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Metaphysical ghosts cannot be killed, because they cannot be touched; but they may be dispelled by dispelling the twilight in which shadows…
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The book is closed, the year is done, the pages full of tasks begun. A little joy, a little care, along with…
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Writing is a tool of transformation and can shine the light on the inside, dispelling darkness, taking us through external layers, bringing…
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To drink is to warm the heart; without dispelling reason, it gives reason to life.
— Jose Maria Peman
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When we enter a new situation in life and are confronted by a new person, we bring with us the prejudices of…
— Karl Popper
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It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act. There are two aspects to action. One is to overcome the distortions…
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There is nothing like early promiscuous sex for dispelling life's bright mysterious expectations.
— Iris Murdoch
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What mortal is there, over whose first joys and happiness does not break some storm, dispelling with its icy breath his fanciful…
— Alphonse de Lamartine
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I did not look for her, because I was afraid of dispelling the mystery we attach to people whom we know only…
— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
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Like a lamp, dispelling the darkness of ignorance
— Dalai Lama
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You will search the world over and not find a nonsuperstitious community. As long as there is ignorance, there will be adherence…
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