Ambiguity Quote by Henri Poincare

“and predictions. Science is often presented as ‘the facts’, frequently in”

— Nick Lane

Although this may seem a paradox, all exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation. When a man tells you that he knows…

— Bertrand Russell

The scientist … must always be prepared to deal with the unknown. It is an essential part of science that you should be able…

— Hermann Bondi

“Science not only describes, it predicts. It deals not only with the past but with the future. Nor is prediction the last word: to…

— B.F. Skinner

“My science is based in voraciously wandering fact, luscious speculation, and spontaneous theory with a dash of prevarication. All of which are most likely…

— J. DeWayne Pierce

Prediction can never be absolutely valid and therefore science can never prove some generalization or even test a single descriptive statement and in that…

— Gregory Bateson

The interpretation of facts in a certain way stimulates other scientists' thoughts.

— Robert Barany

Prediction, not narration, is the real test of our understanding of the world.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current, rather than intuition of future truth. In science there…

— Jean Rostand

“Nothing can be predicted. Nobody can give a reason why something happened in this way and not in another. Stronger than all predictions are…

— Sten Nadolny

When something happens people didn't predict, they find ways to explain it as if it were predictable.

— Michael Lewis

The scientist believes in proof without certainty.

— Ashley Montagu