Funny Quote by Green Monk

We all know scientists who in private life do not come up to the standard of truthfulness, but who, nevertheless, would not consciously falsify…

— Franz Boas

The journalistic tradition so exalts novelty and flashy discovery, as reputable and newsworthy, that standard accounts for the public not only miss the usual…

— Stephen Jay Gould

That's how the scientists discover new science. They start out with a hypothesis--an idea--and then others believe enough in the idea that they make…

— Esther Hicks

As an experimental psychologist, I have been trained not to believe anything unless it can be demonstrated in the laboratory on rats or sophomores.

— Steven Pinker

“It is remarkable how often the first interpretations of new evidence have confirmed the preconceptions of its discoverers.”

— John Reader

“There are three stages of scientific discovery: first people deny it is true; then they deny it is important; finally they credit the wrong…

— Alexander Von Humboldt

Scientists often have a naive faith that if only they could discover enough facts about a problem, these facts would somehow arrange themselves in…

— Theodosius Dobzhansky

Those in science perform research, have it reviewed by their peers, publish the results, and believe the answer should be obvious.

— Bill Foster

People usually believe anything that they are told early and often.

— Robert A. Heinlein

If they don't depend on true evidence, scientists are no better than gossips.

— Penelope Fitzgerald

There are three stages in scientific discovery. First, people deny that it is true, then they deny that it is important; finally they credit…

— Bill Bryson

People would rather believe than know.

— Anonymous