To the natural philosopher, to whom the whole extent of nature
belongs, all the individual branches of science constitute read more

To the natural philosopher, to whom the whole extent of nature
belongs, all the individual branches of science constitute the
links of an endless chain, from which not one can be detached
without destroying the harmony of the whole.

A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. An experiment is something everybody believes, except the read more

A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. An experiment is something everybody believes, except the person who made it.

Science cannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame the debates about those conflicts.

Science cannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame the debates about those conflicts.

A mere index hunter, who held the eel of science by the tail.

A mere index hunter, who held the eel of science by the tail.

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.

Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.

One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike read more

One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike - and yet it is the most precious thing we have

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 progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions

Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions