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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 without religion is lame, religion without science is
blind.
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is
blind.
The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.
The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.
Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark of true science.
Specialized meaninglessness has come to be regarded, in certain circles, as a kind of hallmark of true science.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
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 is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition.
Science is a differential equation. Religion is a boundary condition.
There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That's perfectly all right; they're the aperture to finding out what's read more
There are many hypotheses in science which are wrong. That's perfectly all right; they're the aperture to finding out what's right. Science is a self-correcting process. To be accepted, new ideas must survive the most rigorous standards of evidence and scrutiny.
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