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The only way to test a hypothesis is to look for all the information that disagrees with it.

— Karl Popper

Truth in science can be defined as the working hypothesis best suited to open the way to the next better one.

— Konrad Lorenz

Finding truth involves some kind of activity. As I like to point out, truth isn't handed to you on a platter. It's not something…

— Errol Morris

Facts have to be discovered by observation, not by reasoning

— Bertrand Russell

In natural science the principles of truth ought to be confirmed by observation.

— Carl Linnaeus

“The facts are in the outside world. You can verify them with your senses or with objective tests. The truth is something that people…

— M.R. Carey

There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis,…

— Enrico Fermi

Truth is about propositions. When it comes to determining truth, it is vital to understand the methods used by individuals in asserting propositions.

— Howard Gardner

A hypothesis is something which looks as if it might be true and were true, and which is capable of verification or refutation by…

— Charles Sanders Peirce

It is by doubting that we come to investigate, and by investigating that we recognize the truth.

— Peter Abelard

There's two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then…

— Enrico Fermi

We first observe facts, then generalise, and then draw conclusions or principles.

— Swami Vivekananda