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Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.
Science is what you know, philosophy is what you don't know.
 The essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are 
on the way to a pertinent answer.  
 The essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are 
on the way to a pertinent answer. 
 Philosophy is true mother of the arts. (Science)
 [Lat., Philosophia vero omnium mater artium.]  
 Philosophy is true mother of the arts. (Science)
 [Lat., Philosophia vero omnium mater artium.] 
Science, at bottom, is really anti-intellectual. It always distrusts pure reason, and demands the production of objective fact.
Science, at bottom, is really anti-intellectual. It always distrusts pure reason, and demands the production of objective fact.
 In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be 
understood by everyone, something that read more 
 In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be 
understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. 
But in poetry, it's the exact opposite. 
 Predictability: Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil 
set off a tornado in Texas?  
 Predictability: Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil 
set off a tornado in Texas? 
We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his read more
We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities... still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin.
Science may eventually explain the world of How. The ultimate world of Why may remain for contemplation, philosophy, religion.
Science may eventually explain the world of How. The ultimate world of Why may remain for contemplation, philosophy, religion.
Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions
Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions