Become Quote by Seth Shostak

Scientists make mistakes. Accordingly, it is the job of the scientist to recognize our weakness, to examine the widest range of opinions, to be…

— Carl Sagan

“The history of science, like the history of all human ideas, is a history of irresponsible dreams, of obstinacy, and of error. But science…

— Karl R. Popper

Science is perhaps the only human activity in which errors are systematically criticized and, in time, corrected.

— Karl Popper

The freedom to make and admit mistakes is at the core of the scientific process. If we are asked to forswear error, or worse,…

— Robert Pollack

There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That’s perfectly all right: it’s the aperture to finding out what’s right. Science is a…

— Carl Sagan

Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little…

— Jules Verne

I think it's important for scientists to be a bit less arrogant, a bit more humble, recognising we are capable of making mistakes and…

— Robert Winston

The history of science, like the history of all human ideas, is a history of irresponsible dreams, of obstinacy, and of error. But science…

— Karl Popper

There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That's perfectly all right; they're the aperture to finding out what's right. Science is a…

— Dr Carl Sagan

It is crucial for scientists to be willing to be wrong; otherwise, you might not do the most important experiments, or you may ignore…

— Stanley B. Prusiner

“There are many hypotheses in science that are wrong. That's perfectly alright; it's the aperture to finding out what's right. Science is a self-correcting…

— Carl Sagan

If there ever was a misnomer, it is "exact science." Science has always been full of mistakes. The present day is no exception. And…

— Edward Teller