[ ... ] for truth: if wrong, they lose, what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its ... more
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truth
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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 -
Karl Popper on correcting errors in science
@ 28/07/10 – 22:49:26
[ ... ] 'truth' just by himself. This is true, even if a successful scientist can initiate big changes in a scientific paradigm. The final outcome ... more -
George Orwell on truth as a revolutionary act
@ 13/01/10 – 20:50:39
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell (attributed) My own ideas on the quote: It is … more -
Diax on wanting things to be true
@ 30/12/09 – 20:49:40
"Never believe a thing simply because you want it to be true." - Diax My own ideas on the quote: The grim reality is that too many of the things … more -
Bertrand Russell on the mistakes of Aristotle
@ 03/12/09 – 14:19:07
"Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining … more -
Robert G. Ingersoll on truth
@ 02/12/09 – 10:31:55
"But honest men do not pretend to know; they are candid and sincere; they love the truth; they admit their ignorance, and they say, "We do not know." - … more -
Oscar Wilde on pure and simple truth
@ 01/12/09 – 22:08:53
"The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple." - Oscar Wilde My own ideas on the quote: Are there such things as absolute truths … more
