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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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Let everything in creation draw you to God. Refresh your mind with some innocent recreation and needful rest, if it were only…
— Paul of the Cross
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The cause and root of nearly all evils in the sciences is this-that while we falsely admire and extol the powers of…
— Francis Bacon
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The main propoganda trick of supporters of the allegedly "progressive" policy of government control is to blame capitalism for all that is…
— Ludwig von Mises
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These enemies of divine revelation extol human progress to the skies, and with rash and sacrilegious daring would have it introduced into…
— Pope Pius IX
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It is the fortunate who should extol fortune.
— Torquato Tasso
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My Soul gave me good counsel, teaching me never to delight in praise or to be distressed by reproach. Before my Soul…
— Khalil Gibran
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We cannot judge fully of men's works by what we see, or what is said and thought of them; for man is…
— Orson F. Whitney
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It is wrong and dangerous to extol freedom by telling people that they will certainly be all right once they are free.…
— Karl Popper
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The three monotheism share a series of identical forms of aversion: hatred of reason and intelligence; hatred of freedom; hatred of all…
— Michel Onfray
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Take no repulse, whatever she doth say; For 'get you gone,' she doth not mean 'away.' Flatter and praise, commend, extol their…
— William Shakespeare
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I extol those who, with loving care and compassionate concern, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and house the homeless. He who…
— Thomas S. Monson
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To justify and extol human greed and egotism is to my mind not only immoral, but evil.
— Gore Vidal
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