Asks Quote by Peter Medawar

“It is well to remember that authorities in the field of science are really opinions, and that such authorities have a wax nose and…

— Fulton J. Sheen

“The idea that being scientific simply means being irreligious is a particularly naive one. It has caused a lot of confusion and will get…

— Mary Midgley

Putting on the spectacles of science in expectation of finding an answer to everything looked at signifies inner blindness.

— J. Frank Dobie

“I spend a lot of time talking to people who disagree with me – I would go so far as to say that it’s…

— Ben Goldacre

“Science [is] that wonderfully convenient personification of the opinions, at a certain date, of Professors X, Y, and Z....”

— Aldous Huxley

If you look at the scientists who really make a difference, they think boldly. They're not afraid to question what they see.

— Taylor Wilson

“Yet it is a fact that no amount of such enthusiasm, however sincere and profound it may be, can compel a problem to yield…

— Max Weber

Science is not neutral in its judgments, nor dispassionate, nor detached.

— Kim Chernin

I am not here concerned with intent, but with scientific standards, especially the ability to tell the difference between a fact, an opinion, a…

— Serge Lang

“The method of science, as stodgy and grumpy as it may seem, is far more important than the findings of science.”

— Carl Sagan

Nevertheless, scientific method is not the same as the scientific spirit. The scientific spirit does not rest content with applying that which is already…

— Anonymous

“In science, you move closer to the truth by seeking evidence to the contrary. Perhaps the same method should inform your opinions as well.”

— David McRaney