Accepted Quote by Stanley B. Prusiner

Scientists tend to be skeptical, but the weakness of the community of science is that it tends to move into preformed establishment modes that…

— Walter Gilbert

“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

At the heart of science is an essential balance between two seemingly contradictory attitudes-an openness to new ideas, no matter how bizarre or counterintuitive…

— Carl Sagan

Science is much more than a body of knowledge. It is a way of thinking. This is central to its success. Science invites us…

— Carl Sagan

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

The method of science is tried and true. It is not perfect, it's just the best we have. And to abandon it, with its…

— Carl Sagan

The common idea that scientists reject a theory as soon as it leads to a contradiction is just not so. When they get something…

— Vannevar Bush

Although scientists can often be as resistant to new ideas as anyone, the process of science ensures that, over time, good ideas and theories…

— Dean Ornish

“If you’re only sceptical, then no new ideas make it through to you. You never learn anything. You become a crochety misanthrope convinced that…

— Carl Sagan

“We must surrender our skepticism only in the face of rock-solid evidence. Science demands a tolerance for ambiguity. Where we are ignorant, we withhold…

— Carl Sagan

The very nature of science is discoveries, and the best of those discoveries are the ones you don't expect.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

Most people like to believe something is or is not true. Great scientists tolerate ambiguity very well. They believe the theory enough to go…

— Richard Hamming