Doubt is clearly a value in the sciences. Whether it is in other fields is an open question and an uncertain matter.” “…it is very important to doubt and that…
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I fully agree with you concerning the pseudo-science of astrology. The interesting point is that this kind of superstition is so tenacious that it could persist through so many centuries.
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Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt.
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In plain words, Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.”
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #564
Mathematics may be defined as the subject where we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #563
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates mysteries of eternity, of life, of…
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“To know when you know something, and to know when you don’t know, that’s knowledge.”
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On the other hand, I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics. So do not take the lecture too seriously, feeling that you really have to understand…
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The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holders lack of rational conviction. Opinions…
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“Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion.” – W. Edwards Deming
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The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propaganda
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No government has the right to decide on the truth of scientific principles.
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The Week That Was: 2023-03-11 (March 11, 2023Brought to You by SEPP (www.SEPP.org)The Science and Environmental Policy Project Quote of the Week: “So I hope you can accept Nature as…
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The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool. — Richard P. Feynman
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“It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able best…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #539
“I think we live in an unscientific age in which almost all the buffeting of communications and television–words, books, and so on–are unscientific. As a result, there is a considerable…
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“If there is something very slightly wrong in our definition of the theories, then the full mathematical rigor may convert these errors into ridiculous conclusions.” —Richard Feynman, Lectures on Gravitation.
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“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” — Albert Einstein
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“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” — Albert Einstein.
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“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”― Albert Einstein
REPRISE — Why I Don’t Deny: Confessions of a Climate Skeptic — Part 2
This reprise has been prompted by a conversation with a colleague who’s only understanding of Climate Change or Global Warming has been gleaned from NPR/CNN/PBS and Main Stream Media. Part…