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All our science, measured against reality, is primitive and
childlike--and yet it is the most precious thing we have.

All our science, measured against reality, is primitive and
childlike--and yet it is the most precious thing we have.

by Sir Humphrey Davy Found in: Science Quotes,
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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.

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The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom,
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The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom,
but to set a limit to infinite error.

by Bertolt Brecht Found in: Science Quotes,
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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.

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Bad science and bad religion simply swap roles, the former proclaiming Truth, the latter worshiping Doubt

Bad science and bad religion simply swap roles, the former proclaiming Truth, the latter worshiping Doubt

by Jeffrey Satinover Found in: Science Quotes,
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Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that read more

Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery.

by Richard Powers Found in: Science Quotes,
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The science of fools with long memories.

The science of fools with long memories.

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To begin with, we put the proposition: pure phenomenology is the science of pure consciousness.

To begin with, we put the proposition: pure phenomenology is the science of pure consciousness.

by Edmund Husserl Found in: Science Quotes,
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There is only one nature--the division into science and
engineering is a human imposition, not a natural one. Indeed, read more

There is only one nature--the division into science and
engineering is a human imposition, not a natural one. Indeed,
the division is a human failure; it reflects our limited capacity
to comprehend the whole.

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