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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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Prayer is naught but a rising desire of the heart into God by withdrawing of the heart from all earthly thoughts.
— Walter Hilton
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You think that I am impoverishing myself withdrawing from men, but in my solitude I have woven for myself a silken web…
— Henry David Thoreau
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God, if ever I have come close to wanting to commit suicide, it is now, with the groggy sleepless blood dragging through…
— Sylvia Plath
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The General who in advancing does not seek personal fame, and in withdrawing is not concerned with avoiding punishment, but whose only…
— Sun Tzu
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Now, is it possible not to be hurt at all? Because the consequences of being hurt are the building of a wall…
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Science would be ruined if (like sports) it were to put competition above everything else, and if it were to clarify the…
— Benoit Mandelbrot
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Meditation is nothing but withdrawing all the barriers .. thoughts, emotions, sentiments .. which criteria wall between you and existence. The moment…
— Rajneesh
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The Christian must trust in a withdrawing God.
— William Gurnall
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Anything that really frightens you may contain a clue to enlightenment. It may indicate to you how deeply you are attached to…
— Thaddeus Golas
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Whatever we have done in withdrawing from full consciousness of the One Mind, we are doing now. Whatever we are doing will…
— Thaddeus Golas
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I am withdrawing because I have come to view the part of the IPCC to which my expertise is relevant as having…
— Christopher Landsea
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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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