"The church at the time was much more……" — Paul Feyerabend
"The church at the time was much more faithful to reason than Galileo himself, and also took into consideration the ethical and social consequences of Galileo's doctrine. Its verdict against Galileo was rational and just."
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26 Quotes by Paul Feyerabend
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Everywhere science is enriched by unscientific methods and unscientific results, ... the separation of science and non-science is not only…
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The only principle that does not inhibit progress is: anything goes.
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