It is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.”
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science
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Karl Popper on science as a game without end
@ 22/08/11 – 21:23:17
The game of science is, in principle, without end. He who decides one day that scientific statements do not call for any further test, and that they … more -
Harry Kroto on science as a philosophy
@ 19/02/11 – 21:05:49
"Some people think that science is just all this technology around, but NO it's something much deeper than that. Science, scientific thinking, scientific … more -
Karl Popper on science and reality
@ 16/02/11 – 22:37:54
[ ... ] has reduced science to a single idea, when he requires all scientific findings to be falsifiable. The trusty old Wikipedia says about ... more -
Bertrand Russell on the virtue of enduring uncertainty
@ 10/09/10 – 18:35:24
[ ... ] In the end science is not at all about giving definite and final answers. It is about a continuous and unending search for better and better ... more -
Richard Feynman on explaining mysteries with gods
@ 03/08/10 – 01:00:17
[ ... ] think that science cannot provide good answers on the extremely thorny issue on the origins of our universe, but religions can. It is a real ... more -
Karl Popper on correcting errors in science
@ 28/07/10 – 22:49:26
"The history of science, like the history of all human ideas, is a history of irresponsible dreams, of obstinacy, and of error. But science is one … more -
Bertrand Russell on authority in science
@ 07/03/10 – 22:58:43
[ ... ] indeed, the science of one generation has already become the tradition of the next." - Bertrand Russell in "The Scientific Outlook" (1931) My ... more -
Bertrand Russell on exact science and approximation
@ 31/01/10 – 21:10:36
"Although this may seem a paradox, all exact science is dominated by the idea of approximation. When a man tells you that he knows the exact truth … more -
Richard Feynman on not fooling oneself
@ 07/01/10 – 23:48:19
"Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool." … more
