We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library
filled with books in many different languages. The child knows
someone must have written those books. It does not know how. It
does not understand the languages in which they are they are they
are written. The child dimly suspects a mysterious order in the
arrangement of the books but doesn't know what it is. That, it
seems to me, is the attitude of even the most intelligent being
toward God.
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If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called
research, would it?
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called
research, would it?
I assert that the cosmic religious experience is the strongest
and the noblest driving force behind scientific research.
I assert that the cosmic religious experience is the strongest
and the noblest driving force behind scientific research.
The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual
flight from wonder.
The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual
flight from wonder.
There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but read more
There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.
Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.
Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.
Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
The trouble with research is that it tells you what people were thinking about yesterday, not tomorrow. It's like driving read more
The trouble with research is that it tells you what people were thinking about yesterday, not tomorrow. It's like driving a car using a rearview mirror.
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
