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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.
If it can't be expressed in figures, it is not science; it is opinion
If it can't be expressed in figures, it is not science; it is opinion
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.
Art is meant to upset people, science reassures them.
Art is meant to upset people, science reassures them.
Philosophy is the science which considers truth
Philosophy is the science which considers truth
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.
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?
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.
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.
