Infallible Quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton
“Physical science is like simple addition: it is either infallible or it is false.”
About This Quote
Source Essay: The Nature of Science, 1905
Science is binary: it is either correct or incorrect, with no middle ground.
In simple terms: Science is either right or wrong.
Seek evidence and test claims rigorously.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- research labs
- education
- policy making
- public discourse
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- Can all scientific claims be neatly categorized?
- How to handle uncertainty in science?
Complex phenomena often resist simple binary classification.