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Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
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.
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.
Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought
Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought
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.
Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
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.
