The scientific theory I like the best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline baggage.

The scientific theory I like the best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline baggage.

For science is . . . like virtue, its own exceeding great reward.

For science is . . . like virtue, its own exceeding great reward.

Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects.

Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects.

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.

It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on
the human mind it has overcome man's read more

It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on
the human mind it has overcome man's insecurity before himself
and before nature.

Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.

Religions die when they are proved to be true. Science is the record of dead religions.

Science is built up of facts, as a house is built of stones; but an accumulation of facts is no read more

Science is built up of facts, as a house is built of stones; but an accumulation of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house

Bad science and bad religion simply swap roles, the former proclaiming Truth, the latter worshiping Doubt

Bad science and bad religion simply swap roles, the former proclaiming Truth, the latter worshiping Doubt

If a scientist were to cut his ear off, no one would take it as
evidence of a heightened read more

If a scientist were to cut his ear off, no one would take it as
evidence of a heightened sensibility.