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Philologos
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25 May 2011, 8:47 am

Here are some inconvenient truths to bring a sweet savor to the nostrils of a few of us:

“Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts”

“If you thought that science was certain - well, that is just an error on your part.”

“I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy.”

“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.”

“We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.”

“I would rather equip them with the tools to learn how to think, not what to think."



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25 May 2011, 9:07 am

Philologos wrote:
Here are some inconvenient truths to bring a sweet savor to the nostrils of a few of us:

“Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts”

“If you thought that science was certain - well, that is just an error on your part.”

“I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy.”

“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled.”

“We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.”

“I would rather equip them with the tools to learn how to think, not what to think."


R. P. Feynman was and is my hero. He is the once and future physicist.

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25 May 2011, 7:53 pm

And again - not every day it happens - we totally agree. A man and a Mensch.