"The game of science is, in principle, without……" — Karl Popper
"The game of science is, in principle, without end. He who decides one day that scientific statements do not call for any further test, and that they can be regarded as finally verified, retires from the game."
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Karl Popper
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119 Quotes by Karl Popper
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Science is not a system of certain, or -established, statements; nor is it a system which steadily advances towards a…
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The history of science, like the history of all human ideas, is a history of irresponsible dreams, of obstinacy, and…
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Good tests kill flawed theories; we remain alive to guess again.
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The growth of our knowledge is the result of a process closely resembling what Darwin called 'natural selection'; that is,…
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Science does not rest upon solid bedrock. The bold structure of its theories rises, as it were, above a swamp.…
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The scientific tradition is distinguished from the pre-scientific tradition by having two layers. Like the latter, it passes on its…
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Thus science must begin with myths, and with the criticism of myths; neither with the collection of observations, nor with…
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In point of fact, no conclusive disproof of a theory can ever be produced; for it is always possible to…
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