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We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library
filled with books in many different read more
We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library
filled with books in many different languages. The child knows
someone must have written those books. It does not know how. It
does not understand the languages in which they are they are they
are written. The child dimly suspects a mysterious order in the
arrangement of the books but doesn't know what it is. That, it
seems to me, is the attitude of even the most intelligent being
toward God.
The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual
flight from wonder.
The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual
flight from wonder.
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called
research, would it?
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called
research, would it?
The trouble with research is that it tells you what people were thinking about yesterday, not tomorrow. It's like driving read more
The trouble with research is that it tells you what people were thinking about yesterday, not tomorrow. It's like driving a car using a rearview mirror.
I assert that the cosmic religious experience is the strongest
and the noblest driving force behind scientific research.
I assert that the cosmic religious experience is the strongest
and the noblest driving force behind scientific research.
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism, to steal ideas from many is research.
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism, to steal ideas from many is research.
Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single
experiment can prove me wrong.
No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single
experiment can prove me wrong.
Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
