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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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The wise man then followed a simple way of life-which is hardly surprising when you consider how even in this modern age…
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The true worth of an experimenter consists in his pursuing not only what he seeks in his experiment, but also what he…
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The devil does not bring sinners to hell with their eyes open: he first blinds them with the malice of their own…
— Alphonsus Liguori
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We say love is blind, and the figure of Cupid is drawn with a bandage around his eyes. Blind - yes, because…
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But neither life nor happiness can be achieved by the pursuit of irrational whims. Just as man is free to attempt to…
— Ayn Rand
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But the one thing that has power completely is love, because when a man loves, he seeks no power, and therefore he…
— Alan Paton
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Some people are very earnest after the things of God, and he who seeks finds, and the more he seeks in the…
— Charles W. Penrose
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Let us ask the Lord for the grace to take these things seriously. He came to fight for our salvation. He won…
— Pope Francis
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The true Enlightenment thinker, the true rationalist, never wants to talk anyone into anything. No, he does not even want to convince;…
— Karl Popper
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When a man has offered in sacrifice all that he has for the truth’s sake, not even withholding his life, and believing…
— Joseph Smith, Jr.
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Manifestation is an act of trust. It is the soul pouring itself out into its world, like a fisherman casting a net…
— David Spangler
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Mephistopheles, the machine man, can provide us with all the means, and is thus likely to determine the aims of life as…
— Joseph Campbell
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