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There is no national science just as there is no national
multiplication table; what is national is no longer read more
There is no national science just as there is no national
multiplication table; what is national is no longer science.
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be
understood by everyone, something that read more
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be
understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before.
But in poetry, it's the exact opposite.
It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as read more
It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure.
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.
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.
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.
A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. An experiment is something everybody believes, except the read more
A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. An experiment is something everybody believes, except the person who made it.
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.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
