"The advance of scientific knowledge does not seem……" — John B. S. Haldane
"The advance of scientific knowledge does not seem to make either our universe or our inner life in it any less mysterious."
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John B. S. Haldane
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The conclusion forced upon me in the course of a life devoted to natural science is that the universe as…
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It was a reaction from the old idea of "protoplasm", a name which was a mere repository of ignorance.
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In fact, words are well adapted for description and the arousing of emotion, but for many kinds of precise thought…
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If materialism is true, it seems to me that we cannot know that it is true. If my opinions are…
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Haldane was engaged in discussion with an eminent theologian. "What inference," asked the latter, "might one draw about the nature…
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Science affects the average man and woman in two ways already. He or she benefits by its application driving a…
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I have tried to show why I believe that the biologist is the most romantic figure on earth at the…
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Until politics are a branch of science, we shall do well to regard political and social reforms as experiments rather…
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The idea of protoplasm, which was really a name for our ignorance, [is] only a little less misleading than the…
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I have come to the conclusion that my subjective account of my motivation is largely mythical on almost all occasions.…
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[Children] are taught that it is a virtue to accept statements without adequate evidence, which leaves them a prey to…
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Quantitative work shows clearly that natural selection is a reality, and that, among other things, it selects Mendelian genes, which…
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