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The science of fools with long memories.
The science of fools with long memories.
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.
When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He read more
When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions; that is the heart of science.
Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness.
Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness.
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
Science does not know its debt to imagination.
Science does not know its debt to imagination.
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.
Science can teach us, and I think our own hearts can teach us, no longer to look around for imaginary read more
Science can teach us, and I think our own hearts can teach us, no longer to look around for imaginary supports, no longer to invent allies in the sky, but rather to look to our own efforts here below to make this world a fit place to live in, instead
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.