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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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Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of…
— Aristophanes
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We have domesticated God's transcendence. We often learn about God at about the same time as we are learning about Santa Claus;…
— Karen Armstrong
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When you talk, you repeat what you already know; when you listen, you often learn something.
— Jared Sparks
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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.…
— Karl Popper
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You're mistaken; men of sense often learn much from their enemies. Prudence is the best safeguard. This principle cannot be learnt from…
— Aristophanes
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We often learn more of God under the rod that strikes us than under the staff that comforts us.
— Stephen Charnock
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Great thinkers often learn, to their surprise, that new ideas are less than welcome.
— Gerd Gigerenzer
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I often learn more about myself from listening to the life story of a friend than I do reflecting on my own…
— Donald Miller
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Such do not always understand the authors whose names adorn their barren pages, and which are taken, too, from the third or…
— Isaac D'Israeli
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But I do think it's important to remember that writers do not have a monopoly of wisdom on their books. They can…
— China Mieville
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You must never feel badly about making mistakes ... as long as you take the trouble to learn from them. For you…
— Norton Juster
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The contribution of West African languages to Ebonics is absolutely infinitesimal. What it actually is is a very interesting hybrid of regional…
— John McWhorter
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