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Science

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Reply to Ian David (Original post)

Thu Apr 12, 2012, 07:01 PM

Apr 2012

From the end of the article, "What is Science?" by Richard Feynman:

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It is necessary to teach both to accept and to reject the past with a kind of balance that takes considerable skill. Science alone of all the subjects contains within itself the lesson of the danger of belief in the infallibility of the greatest teachers of the preceding generation.
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http://www.fotuva.org/feynman/what_is_science.html

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What Is Science? From Feynman to Sagan to Asimov to Curie, an Omnibus of Definitions [View all] Ian David Apr 2012 OP

Nice longship Apr 2012 #1

K&R xocet Apr 2012 #2

I use Karl Popper's definition: Odin2005 Apr 2012 #3

One simple rule: Asimov is always right Motown_Johnny Apr 2012 #4