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Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions
Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions
Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that read more
Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery.
I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other reason than to refresh my commitment to science.
I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other reason than to refresh my commitment to science.
The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of
empirical facts by logical deduction from read more
The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of
empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of
hypotheses or axioms.
It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another person's plate.
It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another person's plate.
It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as read more
It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure.
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's
living at it.
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's
living at it.
There is no national science just as there is no national
multiplication table; what is national is no longer read more
There is no national science just as there is no national
multiplication table; what is national is no longer science.
Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark of true science.
Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark of true science.
