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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 investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control.
Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control.
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.
 But beyond the bright searchlights of science,
 Out of sight of the windows of sense,
  Old riddles read more 
 But beyond the bright searchlights of science,
 Out of sight of the windows of sense,
  Old riddles still bid us defiance,
   Old questions of Why and of Whence. 
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.
 The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, 
but to set a limit to read more 
 The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom, 
but to set a limit to infinite error. 
The science of fools with long memories.
The science of fools with long memories.