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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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Bluebell had been saying that he knew the men hated us for raiding their crops and gardens, and Toadflax answered, 'That wasn't…
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Astrologers were greatly impressed, and misled, by what they believed to be confirming evidence-so much so that they were quite unimpressed by…
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Condelleza Rice and Colin Powell are both dangerous people. What they did in Haiti [2004 U.S.-backed coup that ousted democratically elected President…
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People thought they could explain and conquer nature-yet the outcome is that they destroyed it and disinherited themselves from it.
— Vaclav Havel
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The civilized people of today look back with horror at their medieval ancestors who wantonly destroyed great works of art or sat…
— Theodore Roosevelt
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History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people, because they created.
— William Morris
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How could one sentence uttered in anger cause so much damage? But then words were the most powerful thing in the universe.…
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
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Words were one of the most powerful forces known— or unknown— to man. The Most High had created this world with His…
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They're criminals, they brutalized Afghanistan, they killed our people, they destroyed our land.
— Hamid Karzai
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Hate is what we feel when we've been hurt. But this hurt isn't because someone did something wrong to us, it's because…
— Unknown Author
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Stangers: Ask you why your crying. Friends: Are there to comfort you. Best Friends: Are sitting next to you catching your tears…
— Hailey Noelle
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